WPS Art Shape Styles helps you apply preset visual styles to WPS Art shapes in WPS 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
WPS Art Shape Styles is a shape-formatting feature in WPS Presentation that lets you apply preset visual styles to WPS Art shapes. It helps you update fills, outlines, and effects more quickly when you want a more consistent look across a slide.
Core tasks include:
- Apply a shape style from the Design tab.
- Apply a shape style from the floating toolbar.
This feature is useful for cover slides, process diagrams, highlighted callouts, and other presentation layouts that need a more consistent visual style.
System Requirements
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating system | A Windows device |
| App version | It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office |
| Network | No mandatory network connection is required for local shape-style changes; downloading, installation, and account services require internet access |
| Other | WPS Office must be installed, and a WPS Art shape must already be inserted or selected in WPS Presentation |
Download & Installation
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Official download | WPS Office Free Download |
| Installation | Download and install WPS Office, then open WPS Presentation to access this feature |
| Post-install check | Start WPS Presentation, select a WPS Art shape, and confirm that the style entry appears on the Design tab or the floating toolbar |
Source: WPS Download Center
Compare with Alternatives
| Dimension | WPS | Microsoft | Notion | Adobe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capability Summary | Applies preset styles to WPS Art shapes from the Design tab or the floating toolbar in WPS Presentation. | Official Microsoft guidance shows Shape Fill, Shape Outline, Shape Effects, and Shape Style options for formatting shapes. | Official Google guidance focuses on adding and arranging text, shapes, diagrams, and lines in Google Slides. | Official Notion guidance focuses on chart views and chart styling rather than a presentation-style shape style gallery. | Official Adobe guidance focuses on adding lines, arrows, rectangles, circles, and freeform drawings in Acrobat. |
| Official Source | — | Format shapes | Insert and arrange text, shapes, diagrams, and lines | Chart view | Add shapes, lines, and freeform drawings |
Advantage: WPS keeps the style-switching workflow focused on WPS Art shapes with direct entry points inside the presentation editing flow.
Overall Conclusion
WPS is well suited to presentation workflows where you want to update the appearance of WPS Art shapes quickly from built-in style entry points. Microsoft provides broader official guidance for general shape formatting, while Google, Notion, and Adobe focus on different object-editing scenarios in their own products.
Use Cases
| No. | Scenario | Suitable for | Main need | How this feature helps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unifying a cover slide | Presentation creators | Decorative shapes look inconsistent | Apply a preset style to align the visual look |
| 2 | Beautifying process nodes | Trainers and reporting users | Multiple nodes need a consistent appearance | Choose a suitable preset style from the Design tab |
| 3 | Highlighting key information | Teachers, presenters, and sales users | Important shapes need stronger visual emphasis | Switch to a more noticeable preset style |
| 4 | Revising a slide quickly | Everyday office users | Manual fill and outline changes take time | Replace multiple manual adjustments with a preset style |
| 5 | Making live presentation edits | Meeting presenters | A style needs to be adjusted without leaving the current slide | Use the floating toolbar for quick changes |
Membership & Benefits
Free vs WPS Premium
| Feature area | Free users | WPS Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Basic use of WPS Art shape styles | Available | Available |
| Basic PDF features | Available | Available |
| Template downloads | Limited | Expanded benefits |
| Cloud storage | 1 GB | 20 GB |
| Ads | May appear | No ads |
Source: WPS Office pricing page
Recommendations
| Usage scenario | Recommended plan | Why |
|---|---|---|
| You only need shape styles in presentations | Free | This feature itself is available for everyday editing workflows |
| You also need more templates, cloud storage, and broader office benefits | WPS Premium | A paid plan is more suitable for users who work across multiple document types and want additional bundled benefits |
How to Subscribe
- Subscription page: Get WPS Premium
Source: WPS Office pricing page