Clear Formatting in WPS on Windows removes existing font, color, and paragraph styling from selected text; this guide covers 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 tasks in this guide are available directly |
| Version recommendation | Latest WPS Office for Windows | Helps keep the feature entry points consistent |
About This Feature
Overview
Clear Formatting is a text cleanup feature in WPS Writer on Windows. It removes existing formatting from selected text and returns the content to the document's default style. It is useful when you paste content from webpages, chat tools, or other documents and want to unify the appearance before final layout work.
Core tasks include:
- Clear formatting directly from the Home tab for quick daily editing.
- Clear formatting from the Styles area while organizing document styles.
- Clear formatting from the Styles and Formatting task pane while reviewing style details.
System Requirements
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating system | A Windows device that can run WPS Office normally |
| App version | Latest WPS Office is recommended |
| Network | Clear Formatting is a local editing feature and does not require a constant internet connection |
| Other | You need an editable Writer document and permission to modify the text |
Download & Installation
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Official download | WPS Office Free Download |
| Installation notes | Download and install WPS Office for Windows, then open Writer to use the feature |
| Check after installation | Launch WPS Writer, open the Home tab, and confirm that Clear Formatting or style-related entries are visible |
Source: WPS Download Center
Compare with Alternatives
| Dimension | WPS | Microsoft | Notion | Adobe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capability Summary | In WPS Writer, you can select text and clear font, color, paragraph, and related formatting from the Home tab, the Styles area, or the Styles and Formatting task pane, then return the text to the document default style. | Word lets users select text and use Clear All Formatting on the Home tab to return text to default formatting. | Google Docs provides a clear text formatting shortcut and also supports paste without formatting to reduce imported styles. | Notion provides text styling and block editing tools, but its help content does not describe a word-processor-style one-click command that clears all text formatting in the same way. | Acrobat supports editing and formatting text in PDFs, but the official page focuses on PDF text formatting rather than a Writer-style clear-all-formatting workflow. |
| WPS Advantages | Advantage: WPS provides 3 documented entry points for the same task. Distinct: It fits document cleanup workflows when pasted content brings mixed formatting into a Writer file. | Compared with WPS: Microsoft's official guidance mainly highlights the Home tab entry for this task. | Compared with WPS: Google Docs emphasizes shortcuts and paste-without-formatting, with less focus on multiple word-processing style entry points. | Compared with WPS: Notion is centered more on block-based writing and page organization than on traditional document formatting cleanup. | Compared with WPS: Adobe Acrobat is designed more for PDF text editing than for routine document style cleanup in a word processor. |
| Official Source | — | Clear all text formatting | Keyboard shortcuts for Google Docs | Intro to writing and editing | Format text in PDFs in Acrobat |
Overall Conclusion
If your main goal is to clean up body text and unify pasted content in a standard document workflow, WPS offers a direct path with several documented entry points. Other products focus on their own strengths, such as browser-based editing, block content, or PDF editing, but WPS is well suited to document formatting cleanup on Windows.
Use Cases
| No. | Scenario | Suitable for | Main issue | How WPS helps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clean up text pasted from webpages | Office users, students | Fonts, colors, and spacing become inconsistent after pasting | Select the text and use Clear Formatting from the Home tab |
| 2 | Unify the style of a full document | Editors, administrative staff | Body text becomes inconsistent after collaboration | Select all text and clear formatting from the Styles area |
| 3 | Review styles while cleaning content | Users working with long documents | Style review and cleanup need to happen together | Use Clear Formatting in the Styles and Formatting task pane |
| 4 | Remove leftover template styling | Template users | Some text keeps unwanted formatting after a template is applied | Clear formatting first, then apply the target style again |
| 5 | Prepare content before final layout | Report and paper writers | Imported content from different sources is hard to standardize | Clear formatting in batches before applying final layout styles |
Membership & Benefits
Free vs WPS Premium
| Capability | Free users | WPS Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Use Clear Formatting in Writer | ✅ Available | ✅ Available |
| Basic document editing | ✅ Available | ✅ Available |
| Some advanced value-added tools | Available within the basic scope shown on product pages | More value-added tools may be available depending on the plan |
| Cloud storage | 1 GB | 20 GB on some plans shown on the pricing page |
Source: WPS Office pricing page
Recommendations
| Usage scenario | Recommended plan | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Everyday text cleanup and standard writing | Free | Clear Formatting itself is available directly and works well for basic document cleanup |
| Need more value-added tools and more cloud storage | WPS Premium | Better suited to users who also need broader advanced features or more cross-device storage |
How to Subscribe
- WPS membership: Subscribe now
Source: WPS Office pricing page