How to Use

Use WPS Icon Outline with 5 how-to topics, all available without membership; choose a topic from the How-to Index and follow the entry point and steps to complete the task.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Apply an Icon Outline

Entry point: Graphic Tools tab → Outline

1. Select the icon to which you want to add a border.
2. Click the Graphic Tools tab at the top.
3. Click Outline to expand the available options.
4. Select Theme Colors, Gradient Fill, Other Border Colors, Eyedropper, Weight, or Dashes as needed.
5. Click the color or style you want to apply it to the icon.
6. Click More Settings if you need more detailed adjustments.

Success Criteria

• The selected outline effect appears around the icon.
• Changes to color, thickness, or line style are visible on the current slide.
• You can continue with more detailed settings if needed.

Tips While Using

• The related Graphic Tools commands appear only after the icon object is selected.
• The outline is displayed around the outside of the icon, so thickness changes affect the overall visual result.

2. Customize an Icon Outline

Entry point: Graphic Tools tab → Outline → More Settings → Object Properties → Line

1. Select the icon to which you want to add a border.
2. Click the Graphic Tools tab.
3. Click the Outline drop-down button.
4. Select More Settings to open the Object Properties pane on the right.
5. On the Fill & Line tab, click Line.
6. Select No Line or Solid Line as needed, then continue adjusting options such as color, transparency, and line type.
7. Preview the result and click a blank area to finish applying it.

Success Criteria

• The Object Properties pane opens on the right.
• Changes to the line settings update the icon outline in real time.
• You can keep either a no-line or solid-line result as needed.

Tips While Using

• More Settings is useful when the quick menu does not include the detail you need.
• If you select No Line, the icon border is removed.

3. Set It from the Home Tab

Entry point: Home tab → Shape Outline

1. Select the icon to which you want to add a border.
2. Click the Home tab at the top.
3. Click Shape Outline.
4. Select the outline style you want from the drop-down menu.
5. Click More Settings to open the Object Properties pane if you need more detailed options.

Success Criteria

• You can change the icon outline directly from the Home tab.
• The selected style is applied to the current icon.
• You can continue in the Object Properties pane when needed.

Tips While Using

• This entry point is useful for quick formatting in the main editing area.
• If the icon is not selected, the outline settings may not apply to the target object.

4. Set It from the Right-Click Menu

Entry point: icon right-click menu → Format Object

1. Select the icon to which you want to add a border.
2. Right-click the icon.
3. Select Format Object.
4. Adjust the border style in the Object Properties pane on the right.

Success Criteria

• The right-click menu opens the object formatting settings.
• The Object Properties pane on the right can be used to change the outline style.
• The updated result is shown on the icon.

Tips While Using

• This method is useful if you prefer right-click workflows.
• If you right-click outside the target icon, you may not open the settings for the correct object.

5. Set It from the Task Pane

Entry point: side Task Pane → Properties

1. Select the icon to which you want to add a border.
2. Click Properties on the side.
3. Set the border style in the Object Properties pane.

Success Criteria

• The Object Properties pane opens.
• You can adjust icon outline settings directly in the side pane.
• The icon style updates immediately after the change.

Tips While Using

• This entry point is useful when you want to edit and preview the result at the same time.
• When you adjust border thickness, also check whether the icon still looks balanced on the slide.