How to Use WPS Rearrange Window on macOS

Use Rearrange Window with 4 how-to topics, all available without membership; choose a topic from the How-to Index and follow the steps to arrange and adjust document windows.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Open the Rearrange Window entry

Feature path: View tab → Rearrange Window

1. Open two or more WPS Writer documents.
2. Switch to any document window that you want to include in the arrangement.
3. Click the View tab on the top menu bar.
4. Find Rearrange Window in the ribbon and click its drop-down arrow to view the available layout options.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: You can see options such as Horizontal Tile, Vertical Tile, and Cascade.
• Next action available: You can choose any arrangement mode and continue.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If only one document is open, the arrangement feature has limited practical value.
• Environment note: This feature is used with open WPS Writer document windows.

2. Arrange documents with Horizontal Tile

Feature path: View tab → Rearrange Window → Horizontal Tile

1. Open multiple WPS Writer documents that you want to review together.
2. Click View > Rearrange Window.
3. Select Horizontal Tile from the drop-down list.
4. Check whether the document windows are arranged from top to bottom in the current workspace.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: Multiple document windows are arranged vertically from top to bottom.
• Next action available: You can scroll, read, or edit content in each window.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If too many documents are open, each window becomes smaller.
• Environment note: This layout is more suitable for reviewing long vertical content such as reports or papers.

3. Arrange documents with Vertical Tile

Feature path: View tab → Rearrange Window → Vertical Tile

1. Open multiple documents that you want to compare side by side.
2. Click Rearrange Window on the View tab.
3. Select Vertical Tile.
4. Check whether the document windows are displayed side by side from left to right.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: Multiple document windows are arranged side by side.
• Next action available: You can compare matching sections across two or more documents directly.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If too many windows are open, the width of each window becomes narrow.
• Environment note: This layout works well for version comparison and dual-draft editing.

4. Use Cascade and restore the display

Feature path: View tab → Rearrange Window → Cascade

1. Open multiple WPS Writer documents.
2. Click View > Rearrange Window.
3. Select Cascade to stack the windows in order.
4. To restore a regular single-window view, select any window and click the maximize button in the upper-right corner.
5. If needed, drag the window edges to adjust the size and position manually.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: Multiple windows are stacked, with the active window in front.
• Next action available: You can switch between windows quickly or return to a single-window view.
• No side effect: Open documents remain open after rearrangement.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Assuming the layout cannot be restored after rearrangement.
• Environment note: Cascade is useful when you want to keep several windows available without viewing all of them fully at once.