WPS Highlight is the text highlighting feature in WPS Docs on macOS; it includes 3 core tasks, with 3 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.
At a Glance
| Metric | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Core tasks | 3 | Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index |
| Available without membership | 3 | Matches the number of Free rows in the index |
| Membership-related items | 0 | All topics in this guide are available directly |
About This Feature
Overview
Highlight is a text formatting feature in WPS Office for Mac that adds a background color behind selected text. It is useful when you need to highlight text in WPS, mark key passages, review important sections, or organize notes in a word processing document.
Core tasks include:
- Choose a highlight color: Select a color from the Highlight color list on the Home tab.
- Remove highlighting: Change highlighted text back to No Color.
- Use the floating toolbar for highlighting: Apply a highlight color directly from the floating toolbar after selecting text.
This feature is useful for document review, study notes, revision tracking, and faster visual scanning during collaboration.
System Requirements
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating system | A Mac device that can run WPS Office for Mac |
| App version | It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office for Mac |
| Network | No required internet connection for local text highlighting tasks |
| Other | You need to be able to open and edit a text document in WPS |
Download & Installation
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Official Download | WPS Office Free Download |
| Installation method | Download the Mac installer and complete setup with the installation wizard |
| Post-install check | Open WPS Docs and confirm that the Highlight entry is available on the Home tab or in the floating toolbar |
Source: WPS Download Center
Compare with Alternatives
| Dimension | WPS | Microsoft | Notion | Adobe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capability Summary | WPS lets you apply a highlight color to selected text, remove the color, and use the floating toolbar for faster formatting in WPS Docs on macOS. | Microsoft Word lets you apply Text Highlight Color from the Home tab and remove it with No Color. | Google Docs lets you highlight selected text from the toolbar and choose preset or custom colors. | Notion lets you apply text color or background highlight to selected text and reuse the last color with a shortcut. | Adobe Acrobat lets you highlight selected text in a PDF and then change the color or remove the markup. |
| WPS Advantages | Advantage: WPS provides both a Home tab entry and a floating toolbar entry in the document editing view, which makes repeated formatting more direct during writing and review. | Compared with WPS: the official workflow focuses on the ribbon entry on Home for applying and removing highlight. | Compared with WPS: custom colors are available, but the official workflow mainly centers on the toolbar. | Compared with WPS: highlighting is part of page and block styling rather than a traditional word processor text-formatting flow. | Compared with WPS: highlighting is centered on PDF markup and review rather than text document editing. |
| Official Source | — | Apply or remove highlighting | Change the color of text, objects, and backgrounds | Style & customize your page | Add markups |
Overall Conclusion: If your main task is editing text documents on a Mac and marking key content quickly, WPS Highlight offers a straightforward workflow inside the writing interface. If your work is centered on page styling, knowledge base content, or PDF review, the other products may fit those specific scenarios better.
Use Cases
| # | Scenario | Target Users | Core Pain Point | Solution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Review key paragraphs | Editors and reviewers | Important content is hard to spot in long documents | Use highlight colors to mark key sentences and sections |
| 2 | Organize study notes | Students and trainees | Important concepts are hard to find during review | Highlight terms, definitions, and conclusions |
| 3 | Mark content for revision | Document authors | Revision items blend into the main text | Highlight text first and revise it later in batches |
| 4 | Locate collaboration feedback | Team members | Feedback locations are not obvious enough | Highlight the exact text that needs attention |
| 5 | Speed up formatting work | Everyday office users | Repeated menu switching interrupts editing flow | Use the floating toolbar to apply highlighting directly |
Membership & Benefits
Free vs WPS Premium
| Feature | Free User | WPS Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Highlight text in WPS Docs | ✅ Available | ✅ Available |
| Basic PDF features | ✅ Available | ✅ Available |
| Template downloads | Limited | More or unlimited access depending on plan |
| Cloud storage | 1 GB | 20 GB |
| Full PDF editing and conversion tools | Limited | ✅ Available |
Source: WPS Office pricing page
Recommendations
| Use Case | Recommended Plan | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Everyday writing and simple text emphasis | Free | Highlight is available directly for regular document work |
| More templates, cloud storage, and PDF tools | WPS Premium | It adds broader document capabilities beyond basic text editing |
How to Subscribe
- WPS membership page: Subscribe now
Source: WPS Office pricing page