WPS Collaboration History is a change-tracking and content-recovery feature for collaborative spreadsheets; it includes 3 core tasks, with 3 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.
At a Glance
| Metric | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Core tasks | 3 | Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index |
| Available without membership | 3 | Matches the number of Free rows in the index |
| Membership-related items | 0 | Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index |
| Version limits | None specified | No version threshold is stated for this feature |
About This Feature
Overview
Collaboration History in WPS Office for Windows lets you review activity in a collaborative spreadsheet, see who changed what and when, and locate or restore related content when needed.
Core tasks include:
- View collaboration history: review records in reverse chronological order in the right-side panel.
- Use filters: narrow records by collaborator, action type, and time range.
- Restore collaboration content: locate related content from a record and restore it when available.
This feature is useful for multi-person spreadsheet editing, change review, and responsibility tracking. It helps teams quickly identify edits and recover from accidental changes or deletions.
System Requirements
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating system | A Windows desktop environment that can run WPS Office normally |
| App version | The latest version of WPS Office is recommended; no version limit is stated for this feature |
| Network | A network connection is required because collaboration mode is an online feature |
| Other | You need access to a collaborative spreadsheet and permission to open the file |
Download & Installation
Before using Collaboration History, install WPS Office on your Windows device and open a spreadsheet in collaboration mode.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Official download | WPS Office Free Download |
| Check after installation | Launch WPS Office, open a collaborative spreadsheet, and confirm that a Collaboration History entry is available from the Collaboration or File menu |
Source: WPS download page
Compare with Alternatives
| Dimension | WPS | Microsoft | Notion | Adobe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capability Summary | Shows collaborator activity in a collaborative spreadsheet, supports filtering by person, action type, and time range, and can locate or restore related content for some records. | Word offers Track Changes so reviewers can see revisions, view markup by reviewer, and accept or reject edits. It is centered on document review rather than a spreadsheet collaboration record panel. | Google Docs and Sheets provide version history so users can see who updated a file, review earlier versions, and restore a version. Google Sheets also supports cell edit history. | Notion provides page Updates and Page history so teams can review page changes and restore earlier versions at the page level. | Acrobat Desktop Help covers PDF editing, comments, and page management, but its public help structure does not present a spreadsheet-style collaboration history panel equivalent to this WPS feature. |
| WPS Advantages | Advantage: viewing records, filtering, locating content, and restoring content are combined in one collaboration history panel for spreadsheet work. | Compared with WPS: Microsoft focuses more on tracked revisions and accept/reject review workflows in Word documents. | Compared with WPS: Google focuses more on version-level review and restore, while WPS presents a direct activity list for collaborative spreadsheet changes. | Compared with WPS: Notion centers on page updates and page history, not direct spreadsheet collaboration records. | Compared with WPS: Adobe centers on PDF workflows rather than spreadsheet collaboration tracking. |
| Official Source | — | Track changes in Word | Find what's changed in a file | Tips to keep your team’s Notion pages up to date | Acrobat Desktop Help |
Overall Conclusion
WPS Collaboration History is a direct fit for teams that need to review spreadsheet activity, filter records, and trace changes back to specific content. The other products emphasize document review, version history, page history, or PDF workflows instead of a focused spreadsheet collaboration record panel.
Use Cases
| No. | Scenario | Suitable For | Main Pain Point | How It Helps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Review a multi-person editing process | Project members, data collaborators | It is unclear who changed the spreadsheet and when | Open Collaboration History to review people, actions, and timestamps |
| 2 | Check one collaborator’s actions quickly | Team leads, reviewers | Too many records make one person’s edits hard to find | Filter records by collaborator |
| 3 | Find one type of change | Reviewers, spreadsheet owners | You only want to see edits, comments, or sharing actions | Filter records by action type |
| 4 | Review activity in a specific time range | Team members | It is hard to confirm what changed around a specific event | Filter records by time range |
| 5 | Recover content after accidental deletion | Spreadsheet editors | Changed or deleted content is hard to recover | Open a record, review details, and restore content when available |
Membership & Benefits
Free vs WPS Premium
| Capability | Free | WPS Premium |
|---|---|---|
| View collaboration history | ✅ Available | ✅ Available |
| Filter collaboration history | ✅ Available | ✅ Available |
| Restore collaboration content | ✅ Available | ✅ Available |
| Basic PDF features | ✅ Available | ✅ Available |
| Cloud storage | 1 GB | 20 GB |
| Template downloads | Limited | More advanced template access |
Source: WPS Office pricing page
Recommendations
| Scenario | Recommended Plan | Why |
|---|---|---|
| You only need collaboration history and basic collaboration tracking | Free | This feature has no membership restriction, so collaboration history tasks can be used directly |
| You also need more cloud storage, templates, and broader office benefits | WPS Premium | A better fit if you need more storage and additional office benefits beyond collaboration history |
How to Subscribe
- WPS membership page: Subscribe now
Source: WPS Office pricing page