How to Convert Traditional and Simplified Chinese in WPS on Windows

Use Traditional-Simplified Conversion in WPS Presentation with 3 how-to topics, including Traditional to Simplified, Simplified to Traditional, and conversion settings; choose a topic from the index and follow the steps to complete the conversion.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Traditional to Simplified

Entry: Review tab → Traditional to Simplified

1. Select the Traditional Chinese text that you want to convert.
2. Click the Review tab at the top of the window.
3. In the Language group, click Traditional to Simplified.
4. The selected text is converted to Simplified Chinese immediately.

Success Criteria

• On-screen result: The selected text now appears in Simplified Chinese.
• What you can do next: You can continue editing, save the file, or convert more slides.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If no text is selected first, the result may not match what you expect.
• Environment note: Make sure the text object is editable in the current slide.

2. Simplified to Traditional

Entry: Review tab → Simplified to Traditional

1. Select the Simplified Chinese text that you want to convert.
2. Click the Review tab at the top of the window.
3. In the Language group, click Simplified to Traditional.
4. The selected text is converted to Traditional Chinese immediately.

Success Criteria

• On-screen result: The selected text now appears in Traditional Chinese.
• What you can do next: You can review layout, save the file, or continue editing the presentation.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the target text is not selected accurately, only part of the content may be converted.
• Environment note: It helps to confirm that the text box is editable before you run the command.

3. Conversion Settings

Entry: Review tab → launcher arrow in the Language group

1. Click the Review tab at the top of the window.
2. Click the small launcher arrow in the lower-right corner of the Language group to open the Chinese Traditional-Simplified Conversion dialog box.
3. Under Conversion Direction, choose Traditional Chinese to Simplified Chinese or Simplified Chinese to Traditional Chinese.
4. Under Conversion Unit, choose Convert by Character or Convert by Word.
5. Under Apply to, choose Entire Document or Selected Slides.
6. Confirm the settings and run the conversion.

Success Criteria

• On-screen result: The dialog box options are set as needed and the selected scope is converted.
• What you can do next: You can review the result or adjust the conversion method and run it again.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Character-based and word-based conversion can produce different results, so choose the method that fits your text.
• Environment note: Save the current file version before processing a full presentation.