How to Use WPS Background on macOS

This section covers 4 how-to topics for WPS Background on macOS: adding character shading, applying shading colors, using highlight, and clearing related formatting; choose a topic from the index and follow the steps.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Add Character Shading

Feature path: Select text → Home → Character Shading

1. Select the text that you want to shade.
2. Open the Home tab.
3. Click Character Shading.
4. Check whether the selected text now shows a gray background.

Success Criteria

• The selected text shows the default gray shading effect.
• The text content remains editable.

Tips While Using

• Character Shading uses a gray effect by default. If you need another color, use Shading Color instead.
• Select the text first before clicking the command.

2. Apply a Shading Color

Feature path: Select text → Home → Shading Color

1. Select the text that you want to color.
2. Open the shading color command on the Home tab.
3. Choose the color that you want.
4. Confirm that the text background changes to the selected color.

Success Criteria

• The selected text shows the chosen shading color.
• You can continue editing the same text or change the color again.

Tips While Using

• Different colors work well for different categories, so it helps to keep a consistent color rule in one document.
• If you only need quick emphasis, Highlight may be enough.

3. Use Highlight

Feature path: Select text → Home → Highlight

1. Select the text that you want to mark.
2. Click the Highlight command on the Home tab.
3. Choose a highlight color.
4. Check whether the text now shows a highlighter-style effect.

Success Criteria

• The text shows a visible highlight effect.
• Important content becomes easier to locate on the page.

Tips While Using

• Highlight is especially useful for review, study, and temporary marking.
• After marking multiple items, check whether the colors are consistent.

4. Clear Shading or Highlight

Feature path: Select text → Clear related formatting or remove the current effect

1. Select the text that already has shading or highlighting.
2. Remove the shading, remove the highlight, or use a clear formatting command based on the available command in the current interface.
3. Check whether the text returns to a normal display state.
4. If any effect remains, select the text again and repeat the clearing action.

Success Criteria

• The shading or highlight effect is removed.
• The document returns to a cleaner reading state.

Tips While Using

• Clear formatting may also remove other text styles, so confirm the selection range before using it.
• If you only want to remove one effect, use the matching remove command first.