WPS Themes on macOS help you apply a consistent visual style to presentations with coordinated colors, fonts, and effects; this guide covers 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 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
Themes are a built-in design feature in WPS Office for Mac Slides. They help you apply a unified visual style to a presentation by updating coordinated colors, fonts, and overall effects. This is useful when you want to make slides look more consistent without adjusting each page one by one.
Core tasks include:
- Open the theme gallery from the Design tab and browse available themes.
- Apply a theme directly from the featured theme panel.
- Open More Themes to view a broader theme library.
- Switch the current theme from the right sidebar.
This feature is useful for business reports, class presentations, event proposals, and presentation template cleanup.
System Requirements
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating system | A macOS device that can run WPS Office normally |
| App version | It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office for Mac |
| Network | No mandatory network connection is required for locally available themes; an internet connection is recommended when opening more online themes |
| Other | It is recommended to open or create a presentation before using entries under the Design tab |
Download & Installation
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Official Download | WPS Office Free Download |
| Post-install Check | Launch WPS Office → open a presentation → check whether theme-related entries are visible under the Design tab at the top |
Source: WPS Download Center
Compare with Alternatives
| Dimension | WPS | Microsoft | Notion | Adobe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capability Summary | WPS lets you browse and apply presentation themes from the Design tab, More Themes, and the right sidebar to update the overall look of a presentation. | Microsoft Office supports themes across Office apps, and themes can coordinate colors and fonts. Microsoft also provides templates that can be customized with theme settings. | Google Slides lets users change themes, import themes, and start presentations from templates. | Notion provides reusable templates that users can duplicate and customize by editing pages, text, blocks, and databases, but it is not centered on slide theme switching. | Adobe Acrobat on the web supports creating documents from templates and continuing design work in Adobe Express, including color theme selection. |
| WPS Advantages | Advantage: theme controls are available directly inside the presentation editing interface. Distinct: users can switch styles from the top Design area, More Themes, and the sidebar while editing slides. | Compared with WPS: Microsoft covers themes across Office apps, but the official guidance is broader and often focuses on general Office themes and templates rather than a single in-editor presentation theme flow. | Compared with WPS: Google focuses on Slides themes and templates in a web-based workflow that is well suited to collaboration. | Compared with WPS: Notion focuses more on page templates and workflow structures than on presentation-wide theme switching. | Compared with WPS: Adobe's template design flow depends on Acrobat web and Adobe Express together, which is more oriented toward document and PDF design. |
| Official Source | — | Templates, themes, and Word styles | Google Slides themes, backgrounds, and layouts | Guide to Notion templates | Design documents using Express templates |
Overall Conclusion
WPS Themes on macOS are well suited to users who want to change the overall look of a presentation from within the same editing window. If your main workflow is centered on collaborative web templates, workspace pages, or PDF design, other products provide template and theme options for those scenarios.
Use Cases
| # | Scenario | Target Users | Core Pain Point | Solution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keep a work report visually consistent | Office users | Slide styles look inconsistent across pages | Apply a theme to coordinate colors, fonts, and overall effects |
| 2 | Improve a class presentation quickly | Teachers and students | There is not enough time to adjust slide styles one by one | Choose a theme from the theme gallery and apply it quickly |
| 3 | Compare visual directions for a proposal | Marketing and planning teams | Different visual styles need to be reviewed quickly | Use Change Theme to preview different theme options |
| 4 | Decide on a design direction before editing | Frequent presentation creators | It is hard to choose an overall style at the beginning | Browse featured themes or More Themes before continuing |
| 5 | Refresh an older presentation | Users reusing old decks | The old deck looks outdated and manual updates take time | Apply a new theme to update the presentation style at once |
Membership & Benefits
Free vs WPS Premium
| Feature | Free User | WPS Member |
|---|---|---|
| Apply presentation themes | ✅ | ✅ |
| Browse the theme gallery | ✅ | ✅ |
| Access more templates and premium content | Depends on what is shown on the page; some content may carry a premium label | Access to more premium-related content and resources |
Source: WPS Office pricing page
Recommendations
| Use Case | Recommended Plan | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Everyday presentation editing and basic theme switching | Free version | The theme feature itself can handle common theme application tasks without requiring membership |
| Frequent use of additional template resources or other premium content | WPS Member | Suitable for users who need broader template resources and added benefits |
How to Subscribe
- WPS Membership Center: Subscribe now
Source: WPS Office pricing page