WPS Font Color on macOS helps you change text color in cells during spreadsheet collaboration; this guide covers 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 |
About This Feature
Overview
Font Color is a formatting feature in WPS Office for macOS spreadsheet collaboration mode. It lets you change the display color of text inside cells for clearer categorization, emphasis, and visual marking.
Core tasks include:
- Change font color from the Home tab for routine formatting.
- Change font color from the floating toolbar after right-clicking a cell.
- Use More Colors to enter RGB values or choose a color from the color wheel for more precise color selection.
This feature fits team spreadsheets, status trackers, and review sheets. In collaboration mode, color changes are synced to online collaborators in real time.
System Requirements
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating system | A Mac device that can run WPS Office normally |
| App version | It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office for Mac |
| Network | A stable network connection is recommended in collaboration mode |
| Other | Open WPS Spreadsheet and enter an editable collaborative document |
Download & Installation
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Official download | WPS Office Free Download |
| Check after installation | Launch WPS Spreadsheet, open a collaborative document, and confirm that the Home tab and Font Color entry are available |
Source: WPS Download Center
Compare with Alternatives
| Dimension | WPS | Microsoft | Notion | Adobe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capability Summary | In WPS Spreadsheet collaboration mode on macOS, you can change cell text color from the Home tab, the floating toolbar, or More Colors, including custom RGB selection. | Word lets users change font color from Home or the Font dialog, and Microsoft also documents setting a default font color for documents. | Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides let users change text color and create custom colors with HEX, RGB, or an eyedropper tool. | Notion lets users apply color or highlight to inline text and text blocks, including slash-command based color changes. | Acrobat lets users edit PDF text and change font color from its editing and formatting tools. |
| WPS Advantages | Advantage: WPS combines a top-tab entry, a right-click floating toolbar, and custom color selection in one spreadsheet workflow, which is practical for collaborative cell formatting. | Compared with WPS: the official page focuses on document text and default font settings rather than collaborative spreadsheet cells. | Compared with WPS: Google documents broader color tools across Docs, Sheets, and Slides, but the official guidance is spread across multiple products instead of one spreadsheet collaboration flow. | Compared with WPS: Notion focuses on page and block styling rather than spreadsheet cell formatting. | Compared with WPS: Acrobat focuses on PDF text editing, so the document type and workflow are different. |
| Official Source | — | Change the default text color in Word | Change the color of text, objects, and backgrounds | Style and customize your page | Edit text in PDFs |
Overall Conclusion
If your main task is marking and distinguishing text inside collaborative spreadsheets, WPS provides a more direct path inside the spreadsheet editing flow. If your work is centered on long-form documents, workspace pages, or PDFs, the other products align more closely with those content types.
Use Cases
| No. | Scenario | Suitable For | Main Pain Point | Solution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Status marking in data tables | Project members | It is hard to distinguish completed, in-progress, and pending items quickly | Use different font colors for different statuses |
| 2 | Review reminders in collaboration | Reviewers | Important cells are easy to miss during team editing | Change key text to a noticeable color and let it sync to collaborators |
| 3 | Category display | Operations and admin staff | Similar data lacks a consistent visual label | Assign different font colors to different categories |
| 4 | Custom brand colors | Design or marketing staff | Preset colors may not match required color values | Use More Colors and enter RGB values |
| 5 | Faster right-click formatting | Frequent editors | Repeatedly moving to the top toolbar slows editing | Use the floating toolbar to change font color directly |
Membership & Benefits
Free vs WPS Premium
| Capability | Free | WPS Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Font color changes | ✅ Available | ✅ Available |
| Custom colors | ✅ Available | ✅ Available |
| Basic spreadsheet editing | ✅ Available | ✅ Available |
| More advanced office and PDF features | Some features are limited | More advanced features are available |
| Cloud storage | 1 GB | 20 GB |
Source: WPS Office pricing page
Recommendations
| Usage Scenario | Recommended Plan | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Everyday collaborative spreadsheet marking | Free | Font color tasks are available directly and fit basic collaboration needs |
| Broader advanced office features and more cloud storage | WPS Premium | Suitable if you also need more advanced tools, templates, or storage |
How to Subscribe
- WPS membership center: Subscribe now
Source: WPS Office pricing page