WPS Student/Faculty ID on macOS: Introduction

WPS Student/Faculty ID on macOS helps you configure and manage a student or faculty number field in Smart Forms attendance scenarios; it includes 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	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index

About This Feature

Overview

Student/Faculty ID is a field setup option in WPS Office for Mac Smart Forms. It is used in attendance, registration, and campus information collection scenarios. You can add a student number or faculty number field to a form, keep identity-number collection consistent, and confirm the setup before saving.

Main tasks include:

Open the Student/Faculty ID setup entry and enter the editing panel.
Configure the related field settings.
Preview the result before saving the form.

This feature is useful for campus attendance, class check-in forms, and event registration. It helps reduce manual follow-up for identity numbers and keeps form setup clearer in attendance workflows.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A macOS device that can run WPS Office normally
App version	The latest version of WPS Office for Mac is recommended
Network	An internet connection is recommended when opening online forms or syncing settings
Other	It is recommended to sign in to your WPS account and have edit permission for the target form

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Open WPS Office for Mac, enter the Smart Forms editor, and confirm that the attendance-related entry is available

Source: WPS Download Center

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Lets you configure a Student/Faculty ID field in Smart Forms attendance scenarios to collect student or faculty numbers.	Microsoft Forms for Education supports forms, quizzes, branching, analytics, and Excel export for education data collection.	Google Forms supports response validation for short answers, including number, length, text, and regular expression rules that can be used for ID-format checks.	Notion Forms connects questions to database properties and supports form creation and sharing for structured data collection.	Adobe Acrobat Sign web forms support public web forms, participant setup, and online submission flows for document-based collection.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: The Student/Faculty ID setup is placed directly in the attendance workflow, which is convenient for configuring and confirming identity-number collection in one place.	Compared with WPS: focuses on general education forms and analytics, and the official page does not describe a dedicated Student/Faculty ID field.	Compared with WPS: focuses on validation rules, so student ID collection is typically built through custom question rules.	Compared with WPS: database-linked forms are flexible, but form creation and customization are handled mainly on desktop or web.	Compared with WPS: better aligned with signing-oriented web forms and participant verification rather than campus ID field setup.
Official Source	—	Microsoft Forms for Education	How to set rules for your form	Forms	Create a web form

Overall Conclusion
If your main goal is to configure an attendance-related identity field in Smart Forms on macOS, WPS Student/Faculty ID fits that workflow directly. Other products also support form collection, but they focus more on general forms, validation logic, database workflows, or signing-based web forms.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable for	Main pain point	How this feature helps
1	Campus attendance registration	Teachers, counselors, administrative staff	Student numbers need to be collected in a consistent way	Add a Student/Faculty ID field in the attendance module
2	Class check-in forms	Instructors, teaching assistants	Submitted records may miss identity numbers	Configure the ID field before the form is shared
3	Event registration verification	Campus event organizers	Participant identity checks take extra time later	Collect the number in advance through the Student/Faculty ID field
4	Faculty information registration	Department or office administrators	Faculty numbers may be entered inconsistently	Use one field entry to standardize the setup
5	Pre-publish form review	Form creators	It is unclear whether the field is configured correctly	Preview the field before saving or publishing

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Feature area	Free users	WPS Premium
Basic Student/Faculty ID setup	✅	✅
Basic PDF features	✅	✅
Cloud storage	1 GB	20 GB
Advanced PDF conversion and more advanced tools	Limited or available as shown on the pricing page	More items available
AI tools	limited	More items available, with possible daily usage limits as shown on the pricing page

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Usage scenario	Recommended plan	Why
You mainly need to configure form fields and handle routine attendance collection	Free	Suitable for basic field setup and regular use
You also need more cloud storage, PDF conversion, or broader office features	WPS Premium	Better for users who need expanded office capabilities

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