How to Use WPS Text Fill on macOS

Use Text Fill through 3 how-to topics in WPS Writer; 2 topics are available without membership and 1 topic is membership-related, so you can choose the entry point that matches your workflow.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Apply solid text fill from the ribbon

Feature entry: Select text inside a text box → Text Tools tab → Text Fill

1. Open your WPS Writer document.
2. Select the text inside the text box that you want to format.
3. Open the Text Tools tab at the top of the window.
4. Click Text Fill.
5. Select the color you want from the color panel.
6. If needed, click More Fill Colors for a more specific color choice.
7. Return to the document and review the updated text appearance.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The Text Fill entry is visible after the text is selected, and the selected text shows the new fill color.
• What you can do next: Continue editing the text or apply text outline settings.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If text inside a text box is not selected first, the Text Tools tab may not appear.
• Environment note: Entry points may look different for regular body text and text inside a text box.

2. Apply solid text fill from the task pane

Feature entry: Select text → Task Pane → Properties → Fill & Outline → Text Fill

1. Open your WPS Writer document and select the text you want to fill.
2. In the task pane, click Properties.
3. Open the Fill & Outline tab.
4. Find and expand Text Fill.
5. Select the color you want and check the live change in the document.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The Text Fill setting is visible in the task pane, and the text updates after the color is applied.
• What you can do next: Continue adjusting other text effects in the same pane.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the text is not selected first, the task pane settings may not apply to the intended content.
• Environment note: This method is useful when you want to keep adjusting related text effects continuously.

3. Use advanced gradient or picture-texture fill effects

Feature entry: Select text → open a Text Fill-related entry point → choose an advanced fill effect if available

1. Select the text you want to format inside the text box.
2. Open a Text Fill-related entry point from the ribbon, task pane, or Font dialog.
3. Check whether advanced fill effect options such as gradient fill or picture or texture fill are available in your current plan.
4. If available, choose the effect type you want and adjust the visual result.
5. Confirm the setting and review the text appearance in the document.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: Advanced fill effect options are available and can be applied to the selected text.
• What you can do next: Continue refining the text style with outline or other text effects.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If advanced effect options are unavailable, the current plan may not include them.
• Membership note: The feature guide states that some advanced gradient and picture or texture fill effects are membership-related.