WPS Art Styles is the text styling and WordArt formatting capability in WPS Presentation; this guide covers 4 core tasks, with 3 available without membership and 1 membership-related item.
At a Glance
| Metric | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Core tasks | 4 | 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 | 1 | Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index |
About This Feature
Overview
WPS Art Styles helps you apply decorative text styles and formatting effects to text objects in WPS Presentation. It is useful for cover titles, highlighted slide text, event pages, and presentation content that needs stronger visual emphasis.
Key capabilities include:
- Open the WPSArt formatting entry for the selected object.
- Apply a text style and review the visual result.
- Use More Settings to adjust advanced parameters with live preview.
- Reuse a finished style across slides for a more consistent presentation look.
System Requirements
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating system | A Windows device that can run WPS Office normally |
| App version | It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office |
| Network | No mandatory network connection for local editing; internet access is needed for sign-in or membership features |
| Other | Open a presentation in WPS Presentation and select text or a related object before applying styles |
Download & Installation
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Official download | WPS Office Free Download |
| Check after installation | Open WPS Presentation, select an object, and confirm that the WPSArt-related formatting entry is available |
Source: WPS download page
Compare with Alternatives
| Dimension | WPS | Microsoft | Notion | Adobe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capability Summary | In WPS Presentation, WPSArt provides a formatting entry and More Settings so you can apply decorative text styles and adjust parameters for the selected object. | WordArt can be inserted from Insert > WordArt, then customized with text effects, fill, outline, and transform options. | Google Slides includes a WordArt object that can be positioned, resized, rotated, and linked through its object model. | Notion supports rich text styling, colors, highlights, and headings, but it does not provide a separate WordArt-style object for presentation text effects. | Adobe Express can generate text effects from a prompt and lets you continue editing with font, tint, style, and download options. |
| WPS Advantages | Advantage: It fits directly into the slide editing workflow and includes a More Settings path for quick formatting changes on the current presentation object. | Compared with WPS: Microsoft WordArt is well documented, but some WordArt creation scenarios are limited on the web and are more desktop-oriented. | Compared with WPS: Google Slides supports WordArt as an object, but the official materials emphasize object manipulation more than deeper built-in style controls. | Compared with WPS: Notion is stronger for document and page styling, while decorative presentation text effects are not its main focus. | Compared with WPS: Adobe Express is oriented toward creative design generation, so its text-effects workflow is different from in-slide object formatting. |
| Official Source | — | Insert WordArt | Slides WordArt class | Style and customize your page | Create text effects with generative AI |
Overall Conclusion
If your main goal is to format decorative title text directly inside a presentation, WPS Art Styles is closely aligned with the slide editing workflow. Microsoft and Google provide related text-effect capabilities, while Notion focuses more on document styling and Adobe focuses more on creative text generation.
Use Cases
| No. | Scenario | Suitable for | Main challenge | How WPS helps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cover title styling | Presenters, teachers | The title does not stand out enough | Apply a WPSArt style to make the title more noticeable |
| 2 | Highlighting key slide text | Marketing teams, event planners | Important text lacks visual hierarchy | Adjust formatting parameters to strengthen emphasis |
| 3 | Keeping slide titles consistent | Teams, business users | Title styles vary across slides | Reuse a similar style across multiple pages |
| 4 | Previewing before presenting | Speakers | Editing view and slideshow view may feel different | Review the result before presenting |
| 5 | Fine-tuning advanced effects | Design collaborators | Default styles may not fully match the slide design | Use More Settings to refine advanced parameters |
Membership & Benefits
Free vs WPS Premium
| Capability | Free users | WPS Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Basic document and presentation editing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Basic PDF features | ✅ | ✅ |
| Template downloads | Limited | More or unlimited |
| Cloud storage | 1 GB | 20 GB |
| Ad-free experience | ❌ | ✅ |
| More complete PDF tools | Limited | ✅ |
Source: WPS Office pricing page
Recommendations
| Usage scenario | Recommended plan | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Occasional presentation editing with basic text styling | Free | Suitable for regular editing and light formatting needs |
| Frequent presentation work with broader template, storage, or office-tool needs | WPS Premium | Better suited to higher-frequency work and cross-device use |
How to Subscribe
- WPS membership center: Subscribe now
Source: WPS Office pricing page