WPS Glow Effects helps you add a soft glow around pictures in presentations; this guide covers 2 core tasks, with 2 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.
At a Glance
| Metric | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Core tasks | 2 | Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index |
| Available without membership | 2 | 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
Glow Effects lets you add a soft glowing edge to a picture in WPS Presentation. You can adjust the glow color, size, and transparency to control how strong or subtle the halo looks.
This feature is useful when you want to highlight a key image, improve separation from the background, or add more visual emphasis to a cover slide or section slide.
Core tasks include:
- Apply a preset glow style to a picture.
- Customize glow settings such as color, size, and transparency.
System Requirements
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating system | A Windows device |
| App version | It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office |
| Network | No mandatory internet connection is required for local picture glow editing |
| Other | You need to insert and select a picture in WPS Presentation |
Download & Installation
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Official download | WPS Office Free Download |
| Post-install check | Open WPS Presentation, insert a picture, and confirm that Picture Tools and Effects are available |
Source: WPS Download Center
Compare with Alternatives
| Dimension | WPS | Microsoft | Notion | Adobe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capability Summary | WPS Presentation lets you apply glow effects to pictures and adjust color, size, and transparency. | PowerPoint lets you add Picture Effects including Glow, and Microsoft documents glow settings such as presets, color, size, and transparency. | Google official help mainly covers inserting, resizing, rotating, and basic formatting for objects, without an official picture glow workflow comparable to this feature. | Notion supports inserting, cropping, arranging, and AI-editing images, but it does not provide a presentation-style picture glow setting in its official help content. | Adobe provides official tutorials for creating glow effects in images, which is useful for more detailed image editing before importing visuals into a presentation. |
| Official Source | — | Add or change an effect for a picture; Format Objects or Text with Glow or Soft Edges | Add, format & modify shapes, images or text on a slide | Images, files & media; Create & edit images with Notion AI | Create a glow effect |
Advantage: You can apply and refine picture glow directly inside the presentation editing workflow without switching to a separate image editor.
Overall Conclusion
If you want to add a glow directly to a picture while building slides, WPS and Microsoft both provide a straightforward in-app workflow. Google Slides and Notion focus more on basic image handling or workspace content management, while Adobe is more suitable when you want to create or refine image effects before placing the result into a presentation.
Use Cases
| No. | Scenario | Suitable for | Main challenge | How Glow Effects helps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highlighting a cover image | Presenters, students | The cover image does not stand out enough | Apply a preset glow to increase visual focus |
| 2 | Showing product images | Marketing and sales users | The image blends into the background | Adjust glow color and size to improve edge separation |
| 3 | Building a themed section slide | Designers and trainers | The slide looks visually flat | Use glow transparency and color to create atmosphere |
| 4 | Working on dark backgrounds | Business presentation users | Picture edges are hard to distinguish | Add a light-colored glow around the picture |
| 5 | Creating poster-style slides | Campaign and event planners | The slide needs stronger visual decoration | Combine preset and custom glow settings for picture styling |
Membership & Benefits
Free vs WPS Premium
| Item | Free users | WPS Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Picture glow effects | Available | Available |
| Preset glow styles | Available | Available |
| Custom color, size, and transparency | Available | Available |
| Template downloads | Limited | More template benefits |
| Cloud storage and ad-free experience | Basic benefits | More cloud storage and ad-free experience |
Source: WPS Office pricing page
Recommendations
| Usage scenario | Recommended plan | Why |
|---|---|---|
| You only need to add glow effects to presentation pictures | Free | This feature can be used directly for the tasks covered in this guide |
| You also need more templates, cloud storage, or an ad-free experience | WPS Premium | Suitable for users who create presentations more often and want additional benefits |
How to Subscribe
- Subscription page: Go to the WPS membership page
Source: WPS Office pricing page