WPS Format Painter on Windows helps you copy and apply text formatting quickly; 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
Format Painter is a built-in formatting tool in WPS Presentation for Windows. It lets you copy existing text formatting and apply it to other text, which helps reduce repeated adjustments to font, size, color, bold styling, and related paragraph formatting.
Core tasks include:
- Copy formatting once: select the source text, click Format Painter, and apply the same formatting to one target text selection.
- Apply formatting to multiple targets: double-click Format Painter to keep the tool active, then apply the same formatting to several text selections before exiting.
This feature is useful when you want to keep slide titles, body text, or highlighted content visually consistent in a presentation.
System Requirements
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating system | A Windows device that can run WPS Office normally |
| App version | The latest version of WPS Office is recommended |
| Network | No mandatory internet connection is required for local format copying |
| Other | You need an editable presentation file and text with existing formatting selected |
Download & Installation
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Official download | WPS Office Free Download |
| Check after installation | Open WPS Presentation and look for Format Painter under the Home or Text Tools tab |
Source: WPS download page
Compare with Alternatives
| Dimension | WPS | Microsoft | Notion | Adobe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capability Summary | Supports Format Painter from the Home or Text Tools tab in WPS Presentation. You can click once to apply formatting one time, or double-click to keep applying it to multiple text selections. | Microsoft Office provides Format Painter to copy text or graphic formatting. A single click applies formatting once, and a double-click keeps it active for repeated use. | Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides provide Paint format to copy the formatting of text, cells, or objects. Double-clicking keeps the tool active for multiple uses. | Notion provides text styling, colors, and Markdown-based formatting controls, but its help content does not describe a separate format painter tool for copying formatting across selections. | Adobe Acrobat provides Copy and Copy with Formatting for selected PDF content, focusing on content reuse and formatted copying rather than a presentation ribbon tool for repeated format painting. |
| WPS Advantages | Advantage: WPS provides a direct Format Painter entry in the presentation editing interface, with clear single-click and double-click behavior for one-time or repeated application. | Compared with WPS: Microsoft offers similar one-time and repeated application, and also mentions text or graphics. WPS keeps the workflow focused on presentation text editing. | Compared with WPS: Google offers a similar repeated-use workflow and keyboard shortcuts. WPS fits a desktop presentation editing flow without relying on a browser-based document environment. | Compared with WPS: Notion supports rich text styling, but the official help content describes formatting through menus, shortcuts, and Markdown instead of a dedicated format painter workflow. | Compared with WPS: Adobe focuses on selecting and copying formatted PDF content into another app, rather than applying a presentation text style directly inside a slide editing workflow. |
| Official Source | — | Use the Format Painter | Copy and paste text and images | Style & customize your page | Reusing PDF content |
Overall Conclusion
If your main goal is to keep text formatting consistent across slides, WPS Format Painter offers a direct workflow inside WPS Presentation. Other products provide related formatting tools, but their workflows are oriented toward document editing, workspace styling, or PDF content reuse.
Use Cases
| No. | Scenario | Suitable for | Main issue | How it helps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keep slide titles consistent | Presentation creators | Title styles vary across slides | Copy a finished title style and apply it to other titles |
| 2 | Standardize body text in batches | Students, teachers, office users | Repeating the same font and color settings takes time | Double-click Format Painter and apply the same style to multiple text areas |
| 3 | Reuse paragraph formatting | Report and deck editors | Alignment, spacing, and text style need repeated adjustment | Copy formatting from a completed paragraph and apply it elsewhere |
| 4 | Fix local style differences | New presentation users | Small formatting differences are easy to miss | Apply a standard style to selected target text in one step |
| 5 | Finalize presentation formatting | Team presenters | Final review often reveals inconsistent text styles | Use Format Painter to quickly align the visual style before delivery |
Membership & Benefits
Free vs WPS Premium
| Capability | Free users | WPS Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Basic use of Format Painter | ✅ Available | ✅ Available |
| Core Office editing features | ✅ Available for basic editing | ✅ Available |
| Advanced PDF and extended tools | Available within the scope shown on the pricing page | Includes more advanced tools and higher usage allowances |
| Cloud storage | 1 GB | 20 GB |
Source: WPS Office pricing page
Recommendations
| Usage scenario | Recommended plan | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Everyday presentation editing with occasional use of Format Painter | Free | Format Painter itself is available without membership, so basic formatting work can be completed directly |
| Broader office work with more advanced tools and more cloud storage | WPS Premium | Suitable if you also need additional advanced features and higher resource allowances across more workflows |
How to Subscribe
- WPS membership center: Subscribe now
Source: WPS Office pricing page