WPS Table Styles is a table formatting and visual styling feature in WPS Writer; it includes 5 core tasks, with 4 available without membership and 1 related to WPS membership.
At a Glance
| Metric | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Core tasks | 5 | Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index |
| Available without membership | 4 | Matches the number of Free rows in the index |
| Membership-related items | 1 | Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index |
| Version limits | None specified | Table Styles can be used in the current supported WPS Writer environment on Windows |
About This Feature
Overview
Table Styles is a built-in table formatting feature in WPS Writer for Windows. It helps you quickly unify table appearance, adjust borders and shading, and improve document readability and layout consistency.
Core capabilities include:
- Apply preset table styles for light, dark, or header-focused layouts.
- Change preset style settings with theme colors and shading ranges.
- Fine-tune borders and shading for tables, cells, or selected border lines.
- Draw diagonal headers for category-based table headings.
- Clear table styles and return a table to a transparent base appearance.
This feature is useful for reports, policy documents, teaching materials, quotations, and other files that need consistent table formatting in WPS Office on Windows.
System Requirements
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating system | A Windows device that can run the desktop version of WPS Office |
| App version | It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office |
| Network | No mandatory internet connection is required for local table styling; online templates or membership-related styles may require internet access |
| Other | Open a document with a table in WPS Writer; saving as .docx is recommended for solid compatibility |
Download & Installation
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Official download | WPS Office Free Download |
| Installation notes | Download and install WPS Office for Windows, then open WPS Writer to use Table Styles |
| Post-install check | Open any document with a table, select the table, and confirm that the table style entry is available in the top menu bar |
Source: WPS Download Center
Compare with Alternatives
| Dimension | WPS | Microsoft | Notion | Adobe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capability Summary | Supports preset table styles, theme color changes, border and shading settings, diagonal headers, and clearing styles. | Word supports applying table styles from the Table Design tab and offers options such as Header Row, Total Row, Banded Rows, and Banded Columns. | Google Docs supports editing table border style, background color, row and column size, sorting, and pinned header rows, but its official page does not describe a comparable preset style gallery. | Notion tables are mainly database views with row and column rearrangement, wrap text, and calculations, so they focus more on structured information management than document table styling. | Acrobat focuses on PDF table accessibility work such as cell type, header scope, span, and table summaries rather than everyday document table style editing. |
| WPS Advantages | Advantage: combines preset styles, border and shading adjustments, diagonal headers, and style clearing in one document workflow. Distinct: better suited to users who want to format tables directly while editing a document in WPS Office. | Compared with WPS: Word also provides table styles and row formatting options, but the cited page does not mention diagonal headers or an extra template pane for more style resources. | Compared with WPS: Google Docs emphasizes core table editing and structure controls, so visual styling depth is more basic in the cited help page. | Compared with WPS: Notion is stronger for database-style organization and multiple views, not for applying traditional document table styles inside a word-processing layout. | Compared with WPS: Acrobat is more suitable for PDF post-processing and accessibility tagging than for routine table styling in editable documents. |
| Official Source | — | Apply a table style | Add and edit tables | Table view | Complex tables |
Overall Conclusion
If your main goal is to format and beautify tables directly inside a document, WPS Table Styles fits that workflow well. Other products also support table-related work, but their official guidance in the cited pages focuses more on standard editing, database views, or PDF accessibility processing.
Use Cases
| No. | Scenario | Suitable for | Main pain point | How it helps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beautifying work report tables | Office users | Default tables look plain and inconsistent | Apply preset table styles and adjust theme colors |
| 2 | Formatting policy or instruction documents | Administrative staff | Header rows and summary rows do not stand out enough | Use preset styles with shading to highlight key areas |
| 3 | Fine-tuning finance or quotation tables | Finance and sales users | Specific border lines and shading ranges need separate control | Use Borders and Shading for detailed adjustments |
| 4 | Designing schedule or statistics headers | Teachers and trainers | A single cell needs to show two dimensions in the header | Use the diagonal header feature |
| 5 | Resetting and redesigning table formatting | All users | An applied style no longer fits the document | Clear the table style and apply a new one |
Membership & Benefits
Free vs WPS Premium
| Capability | Free users | WPS Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Basic preset table styles | ✅ Available | ✅ Available |
| Some extended or paid styles | ❌ Limited | ✅ Available |
| Access to more templates | Partially available | More available |
| Cloud space and other membership benefits | Basic benefits | More extended benefits |
Source: WPS Office pricing page
Recommendations
| Usage scenario | Recommended plan | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Everyday document formatting and basic table styling | Free version | It already covers basic preset styles and common table adjustments |
| Frequent use of extended styles, templates, or other membership features | WPS Premium | Better for users who need more style resources and broader office benefits |
How to Subscribe
- WPS membership center: Subscribe now
Source: WPS Office pricing page