WPS Background is a page styling feature for setting document page colors, image backgrounds, and removing backgrounds; it includes 4 core tasks, with 4 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.
At a Glance
| Metric | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Core tasks | 4 | Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index |
| Available without membership | 4 | Matches the number of Free rows in the index |
| Membership-related items | 0 | Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index |
About This Feature
Overview
Background is a built-in page setup feature in WPS Office for Windows documents. It lets you apply a color background, a custom color background, or an image background to the entire document, and it also lets you remove the background in one place. It is useful when you want to distinguish document types, improve page recognition, prepare presentation-style pages, or keep a consistent visual style in collaborative documents.
Core tasks include:
- Set a color background: Apply a preset page color to the entire document.
- Set a custom color background: Use More Colors and Other Colors for finer color adjustment.
- Set an image background: Choose a local image as the page background for the entire document.
- Remove the background: Restore the document to a no-background state.
In collaboration mode, background settings sync to all collaborators. The background applies to every page in the document. Dark backgrounds may increase printing costs, and before you add an image background, it helps to make sure the image size is close to the paper size.
System Requirements
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating system | A Windows device that can run WPS Office normally |
| App version | The latest version of WPS Office is recommended |
| Network | No required network connection for local background settings; staying online is recommended for sign-in and collaboration |
| Other | Access to local image files is needed for image backgrounds; account sign-in is needed for collaboration sync |
Download & Installation
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Official Download | WPS Office Free Download |
| Post-install Check | Open the WPS document editor, go to the Page tab, and confirm that the Background entry is available |
Source: WPS download page
Compare with Alternatives
| Dimension | WPS | Microsoft | Notion | Adobe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capability Summary | Supports color backgrounds, custom color backgrounds, image backgrounds, and background removal for the entire document. | Word supports adding, changing, or deleting page background color from Design > Page Color, with More Colors and a file-based picture color option. | Google Docs supports text or image watermarks that appear behind text and repeat on every page, rather than a dedicated page background tool. | Notion supports page icons, cover images, and some page or database background color styling, but not a traditional paged document background feature. | Acrobat supports adding color or image backgrounds to PDFs, with controls for opacity, position, page range, and multiple files. |
| WPS Advantages | Advantage: WPS brings color background, image background, and background removal together in one entry for direct document page styling on Windows. | Compared with WPS: Word documentation focuses on page color controls, while image-based background selection is handled through the color workflow rather than a separate image background entry. | Compared with WPS: Google Docs uses watermarks for behind-text visual effects, so the editing path and behavior differ from a document background workflow. | Compared with WPS: Notion is more focused on page covers and content styling than full-page background settings for paged documents. | Compared with WPS: Acrobat is stronger for finished PDF background processing across page ranges or multiple files, while WPS fits document editing before export. |
| Official Source | — | Word page background color | Google Docs watermarks | Notion page icons and covers | Adobe Acrobat add backgrounds |
Overall Conclusion
If you want to change page color in WPS Office or add an image background while editing a document, WPS keeps the workflow more centralized. Word and Acrobat also provide related background features, but they focus more on page color control or PDF finishing, while Google Docs and Notion are closer to watermark or cover-style approaches.
Use Cases
| # | Scenario | Target Users | Core Pain Point | Solution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Distinguish different document types | Office staff, project members | Multiple documents look too similar and are hard to identify quickly | Use color backgrounds to assign different visual categories |
| 2 | Create presentation-style pages | Teachers, trainers, presenters | Pages look too plain | Use a custom color background to improve visual impact |
| 3 | Build a themed cover page | Event planners, promotion teams | A stronger visual theme is needed | Insert a local image as the page background |
| 4 | Return to a standard page style | All users | A background was added earlier but is no longer needed | Use No Page Background to clear it quickly |
| 5 | Keep a shared visual style in collaboration | Team collaborators | Page styling becomes inconsistent during co-editing | Set the background in collaboration mode so it syncs to collaborators |
Membership & Benefits
Free vs WPS Premium
| Feature | Free User | WPS Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Background feature entry | Available | Available |
| Color and image background settings | Available | Available |
| Basic PDF features, limited template downloads, 1 GB cloud space | Available | Included within broader benefits |
| More advanced tools and higher cloud storage | Limited as described on the pricing page | Includes more advanced features and 20 GB cloud space |
Source: WPS Office pricing page
Recommendations
| Use Case | Recommended Plan | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| You only need document backgrounds and everyday editing | Free | The Background feature itself does not require membership |
| You also need more advanced tools, more cloud storage, or broader cross-device work | WPS Premium | A better fit when you need expanded document tools and account benefits together |
How to Subscribe
- WPS membership page: Subscribe now
Source: WPS Office pricing page