WPS Presentation Sections on macOS help organize and manage slide groups in a presentation; 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
Sections are a slide-grouping feature in WPS Presentation for Mac. They help organize slides by topic, chapter, or presentation flow. From the Home tab, you can open the Section entry to manage grouped content, then open More Settings when you need additional options and a live preview.
Core capabilities include:
- Open the Section entry to manage grouped content in the current presentation.
- Open More Settings to adjust advanced options and review the effect before confirming.
Typical use cases include courseware organization, project report structuring, and long presentation cleanup.
System Requirements
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating system | A Mac device that can run WPS Office for Mac normally |
| App version | The latest version of WPS Office for Mac is recommended |
| Network | No mandatory internet connection is required for local section editing; sign-in and cloud services require internet access |
| Other | Open an editable presentation file and stay in editing mode |
Download & Installation
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Official download | WPS Office Free Download |
| Post-installation check | Launch WPS Office for Mac, open a presentation, and confirm that the Section entry is visible on the Home tab |
Source: WPS Download Center
Compare with Alternatives
| Dimension | WPS | Microsoft | Notion | Adobe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capability Summary | In WPS Presentation, the Section entry on the Home tab is used to manage grouped presentation content and can open More Settings for additional options. | PowerPoint officially supports organizing presentation structure through outline-based slide creation and object insertion workflows. | Google Slides officially supports adding, deleting, skipping, and reordering slides to organize presentation flow, but the cited help page does not describe a direct section-style grouping feature. | Notion officially supports organizing content in the sidebar with nested pages, toggles, and drag-and-drop rearrangement, which is oriented to workspace structure rather than slide sections. | Adobe Acrobat officially supports moving, rotating, inserting, and deleting PDF pages, which is page organization rather than presentation section management. |
| WPS Advantages | Advantage: the Section entry is available directly inside the presentation editing interface. Distinct: it fits chapter-based slide organization during presentation editing. | Compared with WPS: Microsoft's cited page focuses more on outline import and embedded objects than on a direct section entry in the editing ribbon. | Compared with WPS: Google's cited help focuses on slide order and skip controls, with less emphasis on grouped chapter management. | Compared with WPS: Notion is designed for page and workspace hierarchy, not slide-by-slide presentation section editing. | Compared with WPS: Adobe focuses on PDF page arrangement instead of chapter-based presentation editing. |
| Official Source | — | Import a Word document into a PowerPoint presentation | Add, delete and organize slides | Navigate with the sidebar | Organize pages |
Overall Conclusion: If you want to organize slides by chapter while editing a presentation, WPS Sections are closer to that workflow. The other products also provide content organization features, but they focus more on outline import, slide order management, workspace hierarchy, or PDF page arrangement.
Use Cases
| No. | Scenario | Suitable for | Main pain point | How it helps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Courseware by chapter | Teachers and trainers | Large slide decks can be hard to divide clearly | Use Sections to group slides by teaching unit |
| 2 | Project report structure | Office users and project managers | Multi-part reports are harder to navigate | Separate background, progress, risks, and conclusions by section |
| 3 | Pitch deck organization | Sales teams and startup teams | Complex presentation order is harder to revise | Split the deck into topic-based sections before editing details |
| 4 | Team review workflow | Team members | Reviewers may struggle to locate a specific part quickly | Mark topic areas with Sections for easier discussion |
| 5 | Long deck optimization | Users who revise often | Overall structure becomes harder to manage as slides increase | Use Sections and More Settings to keep the deck organized |
Membership & Benefits
Free vs WPS Premium
| Capability | Free users | WPS Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Basic use of Sections in presentations | Available with standard presentation editing features | Available |
| Advanced office value-added features | Availability depends on the current account benefits | More premium features are typically available |
| Multi-device and cloud-related benefits | Available according to the current account benefits | Usually includes broader extended benefits |
Source: WPS Office pricing page
Recommendations
| Usage scenario | Recommended plan | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Everyday presentation editing | Free | Suitable for basic presentation editing and section-related tasks |
| Users who need more value-added office features | WPS Premium | Better for users who also need more advanced tools and extended benefits |
How to Subscribe
- WPS membership center: Subscribe now
Source: WPS Office pricing page