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How to Use WPS Chapter Navigation on macOS

Last updated:July 15, 2026

Use WPS Chapter Navigation on macOS with 3 how-to topics; all 3 are available without membership and 0 are membership-related.

How-to Index

No.TopicMembership Requirement
11. Open Chapter NavigationFree
22. Switch Between Table of Contents, Chapters, and BookmarksFree
33. Show Headings in Chapter NavigationFree

How-to Guide

1. Open Chapter Navigation

Entry point: View → Navigation Pane

  1. Open WPS Writer and go to the document you want to review.
  2. Click the View tab at the top of the window.
  3. Click Navigation Pane.
  4. The chapter navigation panel appears on the left side of the document.

Success Criteria

  • Interface result: A navigation area appears on the left side.
  • What you can do next: You can switch tabs and click items to jump through the document.

Tips While Using

  • If the window is narrow, enlarge it so the document body and navigation area are easier to view together.

2. Switch Between Table of Contents, Chapters, and Bookmarks

Entry point: Left-side Navigation Pane

  1. Open the Navigation Pane first.
  2. Check the available tabs in the left-side panel.
  3. Click Table of Contents, Chapters, or Bookmarks to switch views.
  4. Click an item in the current list to jump to the corresponding location in the document.

Success Criteria

  • Interface result: The list in the navigation pane changes when you switch tabs.
  • What you can do next: Clicking an item moves the document view to the related position.

Tips While Using

  • The bookmarks view is more useful when the document already contains bookmarks.

3. Show Headings in Chapter Navigation

Entry point: Home/style settings + View → Navigation Pane

  1. Select the chapter title text in your document.
  2. Apply an appropriate heading style, such as Heading 1 or Heading 2.
  3. Open Navigation Pane from View.
  4. Check the chapter view to confirm that the heading hierarchy appears.

Success Criteria

  • Interface result: Text with heading styles appears in the navigation list.
  • What you can do next: You can click a heading in the navigation pane to jump to that section.

Tips While Using

  • Text that is only bold or enlarged without a heading style usually does not form a clear chapter structure in navigation.