How to Use WPS Pinyin Guide on Windows

Use WPS Pinyin Guide with 4 how-to topics, including adding pinyin, setting enclosed characters, adding character borders, and changing case; choose a topic from the index and follow the steps.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Add Pinyin Guide

Entry: Home → Font → Pinyin Guide

1. Select the text that you want to annotate.
2. Click the Home tab.
3. In the Font group, click Pinyin Guide.
4. In the dialog box, set alignment, font, size, and offset.
5. Click OK to apply the pinyin guide.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: Phonetic text appears above the selected content.
• Next action available: You can continue editing the document or adjust the pinyin settings again.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If no text is selected first, the feature cannot be applied to the intended content.
• Environment note: This entry is available in WPS Writer.

2. Set Enclosed Characters

Entry: Home → Pinyin Guide drop-down arrow → Enclosed Characters

1. Select the text that you want to enclose.
2. Click the Home tab.
3. Click the drop-down arrow next to Pinyin Guide.
4. Select Enclosed Characters.
5. Choose an enclosure style and decide whether to shrink the text or enlarge the enclosure.
6. Click OK to finish.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The selected text appears with a circle, square, diamond, triangle, or similar enclosure style.
• Next action available: You can continue editing or choose another enclosure style.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the text is not selected first, the setting may not apply to the intended characters.

3. Add Character Border

Entry: Home → Pinyin Guide drop-down arrow → Character Border

1. Select the text that you want to outline.
2. Click the Home tab.
3. Click the drop-down arrow next to Pinyin Guide.
4. Select Character Border to apply the effect.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: A border appears around the selected text.
• Next action available: You can continue editing the document or apply the border to other text.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If no text is selected first, the border will not be applied to the target characters.

4. Change Text Case

Entry: Home → Pinyin Guide drop-down arrow → Change Case

1. Select the text whose case you want to change.
2. Click the Home tab.
3. Click the drop-down arrow next to Pinyin Guide.
4. Select Change Case.
5. Confirm the setting in the dialog box.
6. Click OK to finish.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The selected text changes to the chosen letter case format.
• Next action available: You can keep typing, save the file, or adjust formatting again.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: This feature mainly affects alphabetic text; Chinese characters themselves do not change case.