WPS Art Stacking Order helps you change the front-to-back display order between WPS Art graphics and other slide objects; this guide covers 3 core tasks, with 3 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.
At a Glance
| Metric | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Core tasks | 3 | Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index |
| Available without membership | 3 | Matches the number of Free rows in the index |
| Membership-related items | 0 | All listed tasks are available directly |
About This Feature
Overview
WPS Art Stacking Order is an object arrangement feature in WPS Presentation. It is used to adjust the front-to-back layer relationship between WPS Art graphics and other slide objects such as pictures, shapes, and text boxes.
Core tasks include:
- Adjust object order from the Design tab with Bring Forward and Send Backward commands.
- Adjust object order from the Home tab through the Arrange menu.
- Change the stacking order quickly from the right-click menu.
This feature is useful for cover layouts, mixed image-and-text slides, process diagrams, and slides where key elements need to stand out clearly. When objects overlap, it helps you control visual order without repeatedly dragging items around.
System Requirements
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating system | A Windows computer |
| App version | It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office |
| Network | No required internet connection for changing stacking order itself |
| Other | WPS Office should be installed, and you should be able to open WPS Presentation files normally |
Download & Installation
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Official download | WPS Office Free Download |
| Post-install check | Open WPS Presentation, insert or select a WPS Art graphic, and confirm that related arrange commands are available on the Design or Home tab |
Source: WPS Download Center
Compare with Alternatives
| Dimension | WPS | Microsoft | Notion | Adobe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capability Summary | You can move a WPS Art object forward by one layer, bring it to the front, move it backward by one layer, or send it to the back from the Design tab, the Home tab, or the right-click menu. | Microsoft PowerPoint supports Bring Forward, Bring to Front, Send Backward, and Send to Back, and official guidance also covers reordering objects in the Selection Pane. | Google Slides supports changing object order, including moving objects to the front or back, and also provides keyboard shortcuts for arranging objects. | Notion supports rearranging page blocks and columns with drag and drop, but its official help content does not describe slide-style object stacking controls equivalent to presentation layer ordering. | Adobe Express supports dragging layers up or down in the Layers panel and also supports Bring To Front, Bring Forward, Send Backwards, and Send To Back from the object context menu. |
| Official Source | — | Align or arrange objects | Insert and arrange text, shapes, diagrams, and lines | Format your page | Work with layers |
Advantage: WPS provides three common entry points for the same task, which is convenient when you want to adjust object order from your current editing context.
Overall Conclusion
WPS Art Stacking Order is well suited to presentation editing scenarios where overlapping objects need quick front-to-back adjustment. Compared with the other products listed here, WPS offers a more direct multi-entry workflow for this specific task, while Notion focuses more on page layout than slide object layering.
Use Cases
| No. | Scenario | Suitable For | Main Issue | How It Helps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highlighting a cover title | Report creators | A decorative graphic covers the title | Select the WPS Art object and bring it to the front |
| 2 | Mixing pictures and graphics | Teachers and students | A picture covers an explanatory graphic | Fine-tune the order with one-layer forward or backward moves |
| 3 | Explaining a process diagram | Trainers and presenters | Overlapping objects make the slide hard to read | Adjust the order from the Arrange menu on the Home tab |
| 4 | Making quick live edits | Presenters | You do not want to switch between multiple tabs during a last-minute update | Use the right-click menu to change stacking order directly |
| 5 | Organizing a busy slide | Design collaborators | Too many objects make the visual order unclear | Reorder objects step by step based on importance |
Membership & Benefits
Free vs WPS Premium
| Feature Item | Free Users | WPS Premium |
|---|---|---|
| WPS Art Stacking Order | Available | Available |
| Basic PDF features | Available | Available |
| Template downloads | Limited | More benefits |
| Cloud storage | 1 GB | 20 GB |
| Full PDF editing and conversion tools | Limited | Available |
Source: WPS Office pricing page
Recommendations
| Usage Scenario | Recommended Plan | Why |
|---|---|---|
| You only need to adjust WPS Art object order in presentations | Free | This feature is available directly without an upgrade |
| You also need more PDF, template, and cloud storage benefits | WPS Premium | Suitable for users who work with multiple document types regularly |
How to Subscribe
- WPS membership page: Subscribe to WPS Premium
Source: WPS Office pricing page