How to Use WPS Slide Sorter on macOS

Use WPS Slide Sorter through 3 how-to topics, including switching from the View tab, opening it from the status bar, and reordering slides in thumbnail view; 3 items are available without membership and 0 items are membership-related.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Switch to Slide Sorter

Entry: Top View tab → Slide Sorter

1. Open the presentation that you want to edit.
2. Click the View tab at the top of the window.
3. Select Slide Sorter from the view commands.
4. Confirm that the interface changes to a thumbnail overview of all slides.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The current window shows all slides as thumbnails.
• What you can do next: You can select a slide directly or continue reordering slides.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If no presentation is open, the sorter view cannot be entered.
• Environment note: This action must be performed in the WPS presentation editing window.

2. Open Slide Sorter from the status bar

Entry: Status bar at the bottom of the window → Slide Sorter

1. Open a presentation and keep the editing window active.
2. Find the Slide Sorter button on the status bar at the bottom of the window.
3. Click the button to switch to Slide Sorter view.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: After switching from the status bar, the main editing area shows all slide thumbnails.
• What you can do next: You can continue reviewing the full deck or drag slides to reorder them.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: When the window is small, the status bar entry may be less noticeable at first.

3. Reorder slides in Slide Sorter

Entry: Thumbnail area in Slide Sorter view

1. Enter Slide Sorter view first.
2. Find the slide thumbnail that you want to move.
3. Click and drag the thumbnail to the target position.
4. Release the mouse to complete the reorder.
5. If you want to continue editing one slide, double-click the target slide or switch back to normal view.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The target slide appears in its new position.
• What you can do next: You can continue moving other slides or return to normal view for editing.
• No side effect: Reordering does not delete the content of the original slides.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the thumbnail is not dropped in the target position, the order may not change; drag it again if needed.
• Environment note: Reordering must be completed in Slide Sorter view.