WPS Underline is a text-formatting feature for adding underline styles to spreadsheet content on macOS; it includes 4 core tasks, with 4 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.
At a Glance
| Metric | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Core tasks | 4 | Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index |
| Available without membership | 4 | Matches the free rows in the index |
| Membership-related items | 0 | All tasks in this guide are available directly |
About This Feature
Overview
WPS Underline in WPS Spreadsheet for macOS is a text-formatting feature that adds a line beneath cell text. It is useful for emphasizing key values, marking fields, and keeping spreadsheet formatting consistent.
Core tasks include:
- Add an underline from the Home tab for quick formatting.
- Choose different underline styles from the drop-down menu.
- Open the font settings dialog for more detailed underline control.
- Use the right-click cell format path to apply underline in a mouse-based workflow.
Common use cases include financial sheets, schedules, review tables, and spreadsheets that need clearer visual emphasis.
System Requirements
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating system | A Mac device that can run WPS Office for macOS normally |
| App version | It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office for macOS |
| Network | Underline formatting is a local editing feature and does not require a network connection |
| Other | You need permission to open or edit the spreadsheet file |
Download & Installation
Install WPS Office for macOS before using underline in spreadsheets.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Official download | WPS Office Free Download |
| Check after installation | Open WPS Office, open a spreadsheet, and confirm that the Underline entry is available from the Home tab |
Source: WPS download page
Compare with Alternatives
| Dimension | WPS | Microsoft | Notion | Adobe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capability Summary | In spreadsheets on macOS, WPS lets you add underline formatting through the ribbon button, style drop-down, font settings, and right-click cell format path. | Word supports underline from Home > Underline, keyboard shortcuts, and the Font dialog, with multiple underline styles. | Google Docs provides online document editing, templates, comments, version history, and file import, but the product page does not separately describe an underline entry. | Notion supports underlining selected text with cmd/ctrl + U, mainly in page and block editing workflows. | Acrobat supports underline markup for PDF review and commenting workflows, focused on annotation scenarios. |
| WPS Advantages | Advantage: multiple entry points are available in one spreadsheet workflow, including the ribbon, font settings, and right-click formatting. Distinct: the feature fits cell-based formatting tasks well. | Compared with WPS: the official page focuses on document text underlining and style changes rather than spreadsheet cell-formatting workflows. | Compared with WPS: the official product page emphasizes collaboration and online document features more than underline-specific controls. | Compared with WPS: Notion is centered on page editing and blocks, so cell-formatting control is not its main scenario. | Compared with WPS: Adobe underline tools are mainly for PDF markup rather than spreadsheet text formatting. |
| Official Source | — | Underline text or spaces | Google Docs product page | Keyboard shortcuts | Add comments to selected text or images in Acrobat |
Overall Conclusion
If your main goal is to underline spreadsheet text quickly on macOS, WPS provides several direct entry points that fit spreadsheet editing habits well. Other products are more oriented toward document writing, collaborative pages, or PDF review, depending on the workflow you need.
Use Cases
| No. | Scenario | Suitable for | Main issue | How WPS helps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highlight key values | Finance and admin users | Important numbers do not stand out enough | Add underline formatting to emphasize selected content |
| 2 | Mark fill-in fields | Teachers and operations teams | Fields that still need input are hard to identify | Use underline styles to mark content that needs completion |
| 3 | Keep formatting consistent | Office users | Spreadsheet styles become inconsistent after shared editing | Use font settings to apply a consistent underline style |
| 4 | Use a mouse-based workflow | New users | The ribbon location may be unfamiliar | Apply underline from the right-click cell format path |
| 5 | Format faster with shortcuts | Frequent editors | Repeated formatting changes take time | Use Cmd+U to apply or remove underline quickly |
Membership & Benefits
Free vs WPS Premium
| Capability | Free | WPS Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Spreadsheet underline formatting | ✅ Available | ✅ Available |
| Basic spreadsheet editing | ✅ Available | ✅ Available |
| Basic PDF features | ✅ Available | ✅ Available, with more complete advanced capabilities in some areas |
| Cloud storage | 1 GB | 20 GB |
| Template downloads | Limited | More templates and broader benefits |
Source: WPS Office pricing page
Recommendations
| Scenario | Recommended plan | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Everyday spreadsheet editing and occasional underline formatting | Free | The underline feature itself is available directly and covers basic formatting needs |
| Broader document, template, and cloud-based work | WPS Premium | Better suited for users who also need more storage and broader office-related benefits |
How to Subscribe
- WPS membership center: Subscribe to WPS Premium
Source: WPS Office pricing page