How to Use WPS Common Settings on macOS

Use Common Settings with 4 how-to topics, all available without membership; choose a topic from the index and follow the steps to open, adjust, preview, and save settings.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Open Common Settings

Entry: Form editor → Survey → Common Settings

1. Open the Smart Forms editing interface in WPS on your Mac.
2. Select the Survey section in the left navigation pane.
3. Find the Common Settings option.
4. Click it to open the editing area.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The Common Settings panel or editing area is open.
• What you can do next: You can continue adjusting related settings.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Opening another survey option may make the Common Settings panel hard to find.
• Environment note: If you are not in the form editing interface, this entry may not be visible.

2. Adjust Common Settings

Entry: Common Settings panel

1. Review the available options in the Common Settings panel.
2. Modify the settings you need according to the on-screen prompts.
3. Check whether each option matches the current survey requirements.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The updated option states are shown in the panel.
• What you can do next: You can continue to preview or save the current settings.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Skipping a full review of each option may lead to results that do not match your expectations.

3. Preview the Current Settings

Entry: Common Settings panel → Preview-related action

1. After adjusting the settings, open Preview.
2. Check the current display or effect of the survey.
3. If needed, return to the settings panel and continue adjusting.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: You can see the preview result for the current settings.
• What you can do next: You can save the settings after confirming the result.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Saving without previewing may increase rework later.
• Environment note: Some preview checks or online effects work more smoothly with a stable internet connection.

4. Save Common Settings

Entry: Common Settings panel → OK / Save

1. Confirm that the settings and preview result are correct.
2. Click OK or the corresponding save button.
3. If the survey uses a publish-to-apply workflow, continue with publishing or version update steps.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The settings are saved, and the panel closes or shows a saved state.
• What you can do next: You can return to the survey editing flow and continue other configuration tasks.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If you change settings but do not save them, the changes will not be kept after you exit.
• Environment note: Some changes may appear on the responder side only after a new version is published.