How to Use WPS Recent Changes on macOS

Use WPS Recent Changes through 4 how-to topics, all available without membership; choose a topic from the index and follow the entry path and steps to review change records.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Open Recent Changes from the Collaboration tab

Feature entry: Collaboration tab → History Record → Recent Changes

1. Open a spreadsheet in collaboration mode.
2. Select the target cell or the range you want to inspect.
3. Click the Collaboration tab at the top.
4. Click History Record on the toolbar.
5. Select Recent Changes from the drop-down menu.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: You can see the Recent Changes submenu.
• What you can do next: You can continue to choose cell-level changes or a time range.

Tips While Using

• This feature is available only in collaboration mode.
• It is helpful to select the target cell or range before opening the menu.

2. Open Recent Changes from the file menu

Feature entry: File menu → Recent Changes

1. Open a spreadsheet in collaboration mode.
2. Select the target cell or the range you want to inspect.
3. Click the file menu in the upper-left corner (☰).
4. Find Recent Changes in the menu.
5. Choose the record range you want to review.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The Recent Changes entry is visible in the file menu.
• What you can do next: You can choose a change range directly.

Tips While Using

• If the file is not in online collaboration status, the entry may be unavailable.
• This entry is useful if you prefer working from the main menu.

3. View recent changes for a selected cell

Feature entry: Collaboration tab / File menu → Recent Changes → Cell Recent Changes

1. Select the target cell in the worksheet.
2. Open the Recent Changes menu.
3. Select Cell Recent Changes.
4. Review the change record for that cell.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The change information for the selected cell is displayed.
• What you can do next: You can switch to another cell and continue checking edits.

Tips While Using

• If you do not select a target cell first, the result may default to worksheet-level changes.
• This method is useful for checking edits to a key value.

4. View change records by time range

Feature entry: Recent Changes → Today’s Changes / Changes in the Last 3 Days / Changes in the Last 7 Days

1. Open the Recent Changes menu.
2. Select Today’s Changes, Changes in the Last 3 Days, or Changes in the Last 7 Days.
3. Review the data change records for the selected period.
4. If you need the full sequence of actions, continue with worksheet Auto Replay.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The change records for the selected time range are displayed.
• What you can do next: You can switch to another time range and review again.

Tips While Using

• Change records are kept for a limited time, so older records may not appear.
• Worksheet changes can also be reviewed through Auto Replay for the full action order.