How to Use WPS Chinese Layout on macOS

Use WPS Chinese Layout on macOS through 4 how-to topics, including Combine in Two Lines, Combine Characters, Adjust Width, and Character Scaling; 4 topics are free and 0 are membership-related.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Combine in Two Lines

Feature entry: Home → Chinese Layout → Combine in Two Lines

1. Select the text that you want to display in two combined lines.
2. Click the Home tab.
3. Open the Chinese Layout drop-down menu.
4. Click Combine in Two Lines to open the settings dialog box.
5. Confirm the content you want to combine.
6. If needed, select the bracket option and choose a bracket style.
7. Click OK to apply the setting.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The selected text is displayed in a two-line layout.
• What you can do next: You can continue editing the document or adjust other formatting settings.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If no text is selected first, the setting may not be applied as expected.
• Environment note: Use this feature in an editable document.

2. Combine Characters

Feature entry: Home → Chinese Layout → Combine Characters

1. Select the text that you want to merge into a compact display.
2. Click the Home tab.
3. Open the Chinese Layout drop-down menu.
4. Click Combine Characters to open the settings dialog box.
5. Confirm the content you want to combine.
6. Click OK to finish.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The selected characters appear in a merged display.
• What you can do next: You can continue editing the text or apply other formatting.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: You can combine up to 6 characters at one time. If you select more, reduce the selection and try again.

3. Adjust Width

Feature entry: Home → Chinese Layout → Adjust Width

1. Select the text whose display width you want to narrow or widen.
2. Click the Home tab.
3. Open the Chinese Layout drop-down menu.
4. Click Adjust Width to open the settings dialog box.
5. Enter the text width value you need.
6. If you want to restore the original state, use Delete to remove the width setting.
7. Click OK to finish.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The selected text is displayed with the width you set.
• What you can do next: You can continue editing the text or set a different width again.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If text already has a width setting, Character Scaling and character spacing effects may not work on that text.

4. Character Scaling

Feature entry: Home → Chinese Layout → Character Scaling

1. Select the text whose scaling ratio you want to change.
2. Click the Home tab.
3. Open the Chinese Layout drop-down menu.
4. Click the Character Scaling drop-down list.
5. Select the scaling ratio you want.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The selected text is displayed at the chosen ratio.
• What you can do next: You can continue formatting, save the document, or apply other settings.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the text already has a fixed width setting, the scaling effect may be limited.