How to Use WPS Split Window on macOS

Use Split Window with 4 how-to topics in WPS Writer; all 4 are available without membership and 0 are membership-related.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Open the Split Window menu

Feature path: View in the top menu bar → Split Window drop-down menu

1. Open a WPS Writer document.
2. Click View in the top menu bar.
3. Find Split Window.
4. Click the drop-down arrow next to it to prepare for a split option.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: You can see the split options in the Split Window menu.
• Next action available: You can continue with horizontal split or vertical split.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If no Writer document is open first, the related entry may be harder to confirm.

2. Use horizontal split to view a document

Feature path: View in the top menu bar → Split Window drop-down menu → Horizontal Split

1. Open the Split Window drop-down menu.
2. Select Horizontal Split.
3. Confirm that the document is divided into two top-and-bottom viewing areas.
4. Scroll each area separately to view different parts of the document.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The document appears in two top-and-bottom panes.
• Next action available: Both panes can be scrolled independently.
• No side effect: You are still working in the same document, not a duplicate file.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Scrolling one pane does not automatically move the other pane to the target section, so you need to position each pane separately.

3. Use vertical split to view a document

Feature path: View in the top menu bar → Split Window drop-down menu → Vertical Split

1. Open the Split Window drop-down menu.
2. Select Vertical Split.
3. Confirm that the document is divided into two left-and-right viewing areas.
4. Position each pane at the content you want to compare.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The document appears in two left-and-right panes.
• Next action available: You can browse content independently in both panes.
• No side effect: The document content remains the same file in both panes.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: On a narrow screen, each pane becomes smaller after a vertical split.

4. Cancel the split and return to a single view

Feature path: View in the top menu bar → cancel the current split

1. Keep the document in split view.
2. Return to View in the top menu bar.
3. Click Cancel Split in the original split position.
4. Confirm that the document returns to a single view.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The two panes return to one document window.
• Next action available: You can continue editing, reading, and saving normally.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If you still need to compare content, confirm that split view is no longer needed before canceling it.