How to Use WPS Text Outline on Windows

Use Text Outline with 3 how-to topics, including quick setup, task pane settings, and advanced gradient outline settings; choose a topic from the index and follow the entry path and steps.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Quickly apply a text outline from Text Tools

Entry path: Select text in a text box → Text Tools → Text Outline

1. Open your WPS Presentation file.
2. Select the text that you want to outline.
3. Click the Text Tools tab on the top ribbon.
4. Click Text Outline.
5. Choose the outline color you want from the color panel.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The selected text shows an outline color around the character edges.
• What you can do next: You can continue editing the text, adjust text fill, or save the presentation.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If you select only the text box instead of the text itself, some text outline settings may not appear as expected.
• Environment note: The text object must be editable.

2. Adjust text outline settings in the task pane

Entry path: Select text → Task Pane → Properties → Text Options → Fill & Outline

1. Select the target text.
2. In the task pane, click Properties.
3. Switch to Text Options.
4. Open Fill & Outline.
5. In Text Outline, choose a color.
6. Adjust solid line transparency, width, and line type as needed.
7. Review the live effect after the changes are applied.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: Text outline settings are visible in the task pane, and the text edge effect updates immediately.
• What you can do next: You can continue fine-tuning width, transparency, or other text formatting options.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the task pane is showing another object property page, switch back to Text Options first.
• Environment note: Some parameters appear only after text is selected.

3. Set gradient line and other advanced outline effects

Entry path: Select text → Task pane or right-click Format Object → Text Options → Fill & Outline → Text Outline

1. Select the text that needs advanced outline effects.
2. Open Format Object from the task pane or the right-click menu.
3. Open Fill & Outline under Text Options.
4. In Text Outline, choose gradient line related settings.
5. Adjust gradient stops, gradient type, angle, and other parameters as needed.
6. Preview the result and confirm the setting.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The text edge shows a gradient line or a more complex outline style.
• What you can do next: You can continue adjusting gradient parameters and save the current style.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Gradient settings include several parameters, so it helps to choose the main color first and then adjust angle and stops.
• Membership note: Some advanced gradient outline effects require WPS Premium.
• Environment note: Preview advanced outline effects with a larger font size for clearer detail.