WPS Clear Formatting on Android helps you remove formatting, content, comments, hyperlinks, or everything from selected cells; 5 core tasks are covered, with 5 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.
At a Glance
| Metric | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Core tasks | 5 | Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index |
| Available without membership | 5 | Matches the number of Free rows in the index |
| Membership-related items | 0 | All listed tasks are directly available |
About This Feature
Overview
Clear Formatting in WPS Office for Android is a spreadsheet editing feature that helps you remove selected cell settings or content as needed while keeping the rest of your workflow moving.
The main tasks include:
- Clear Format: removes cell formatting while keeping the data content.
- Clear Content: removes the content in selected cells.
- Clear Comments: removes comments from selected cells.
- Clear Hyperlinks: removes hyperlink information from selected cells.
- Clear All: clears related content and settings in one step.
This feature is useful when you need to standardize sheet appearance, remove outdated notes, delete links, or reset a selected range before entering new data.
System Requirements
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating system | An Android device that can run WPS Office normally |
| App version | It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office |
| Network | No mandatory network connection is required for local clearing actions; downloading, installation, and account-related features require internet access |
| Other | You need to open a spreadsheet file and enter editing mode |
Download & Installation
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Official download | WPS Office Free Download |
| Post-install check | Launch WPS Office, open a spreadsheet, then go to Tools > Home and confirm that the Clear entry is available |
Source: WPS Download Center
Compare with Alternatives
| Dimension | WPS | Microsoft | Notion | Adobe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capability Summary | On Android spreadsheets, WPS provides a Clear menu with separate options for format, content, comments, hyperlinks, and all, making targeted cell cleanup easier on mobile. | Microsoft officially documents clearing text formatting to return text to default formatting, mainly for document text workflows. | Google Docs officially documents clear text formatting shortcuts for document text formatting reset. | Notion officially documents text styling, colors, and page customization, but does not present a dedicated cell-level clear menu equivalent to spreadsheet clearing options. | Adobe Acrobat officially supports editing, replacing, deleting, and formatting PDF text, with a focus on PDF text editing rather than spreadsheet cell cleanup. |
| WPS Advantages | Advantage: WPS brings 5 clear options together in one Android spreadsheet menu, which is convenient for direct cell-level cleanup on mobile. | Compared with WPS: the official guidance focuses more on text formatting removal in document products, so the documented mobile spreadsheet clearing scope is less concentrated. | Compared with WPS: the official guidance is centered on document text formatting shortcuts rather than combined cell actions such as clearing comments, hyperlinks, or all. | Compared with WPS: the official guidance focuses on page and text-block styling instead of spreadsheet cell clearing workflows. | Compared with WPS: the official guidance focuses on PDF text editing and formatting rather than mobile spreadsheet cell cleanup. |
| Official Source | — | Clear all text formatting | Keyboard shortcuts for Google Docs | Style and customize your page | Edit text in PDFs |
Overall Conclusion
If you need to clear formatting, content, comments, hyperlinks, or everything directly in an Android spreadsheet, WPS is more aligned with a mobile spreadsheet workflow. The other products provide formatting or editing features as well, but their official guidance is more focused on document text, page styling, or PDF editing.
Use Cases
| No. | Scenario | Suitable users | Main issue | How this feature helps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Standardizing sheet styles | Mobile office users | Historical cell styles are inconsistent | Use Clear Format, then apply a unified style again |
| 2 | Removing test data | Spreadsheet editors | Content must be removed while keeping the cell positions | Use Clear Content to empty the selected range quickly |
| 3 | Removing collaboration notes | Team members | Comments are no longer needed and affect readability | Use Clear Comments to remove comment information |
| 4 | Removing jump links | Data organizers | Cells still contain links that are no longer needed | Use Clear Hyperlinks to remove link attributes |
| 5 | Resetting a selected range | Spreadsheet maintainers | Multiple kinds of cell information need to be cleared at once | Use Clear All to reset the range quickly |
Membership & Benefits
Free vs WPS Premium
| Capability | Free users | WPS Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Clear format, content, comments, hyperlinks, and all | ✅ Available | ✅ Available |
| Basic PDF features | ✅ Available | ✅ More complete feature access |
| Cloud storage | 1 GB | 20 GB |
| Template downloads | Limited | More available |
Source: WPS Office pricing page
Recommendations
| Usage scenario | Recommended plan | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Everyday mobile spreadsheet cleanup | Free | The clear-related tasks in this guide are directly available and fit light editing needs |
| More cloud storage and broader office capabilities | WPS Premium | Suitable if you also need more storage, more templates, and additional office features |
How to Subscribe
- WPS membership center: Subscribe now
Source: WPS Office pricing page