How to Use WPS Editor Info and Attribution on macOS

Last updated:July 23, 2026

Use Editor Info and Attribution with 3 how-to topics, including viewing editor details, turning attribution markers on, and turning attribution markers off; choose a topic from the index and follow the entry path and steps.

How-to Index

No.TopicMembership Requirement
11. View editor detailsFree
22. Turn on attribution markersFree
33. Turn off attribution markersFree

How-to Guide

1. View editor details

Entry path: Below the document title → Creator avatar → Editor list

  1. Open the smart document you want to review.
  2. Click the creator avatar below the document title.
  3. Open the Editor list panel.
  4. Review each collaborator’s contribution share.
  5. Check the last edit time and related details.

Success Criteria

  • Interface result: The Editor list panel opens successfully.
  • Next action available: You can continue reviewing contribution share, last edit time, or move on to the attribution marker toggle.

Tips While Using

  • Permission requirement: Only users with edit permission for the current document can access this panel.
  • If the entry is missing: Check whether the document info bar has been turned off.

2. Turn on attribution markers

Entry path: Editor list → Show editor markers → On

  1. Open the Editor list panel.
  2. Click the Show editor markers button in the lower-left corner.
  3. Return to the document body to review the result.
  4. Identify content ownership through the editor underlines.

Success Criteria

  • Interface result: Editor underlines appear in the document body.
  • Next action available: You can identify ownership and continue editing or reviewing the document.

Tips While Using

  • Good fit: This view is useful after multi-person collaboration when you need to confirm ownership.
  • Reading impact: When markers are on, the document body shows more collaboration cues.

3. Turn off attribution markers

Entry path: Editor list → Show editor markers → Off

  1. Open the Editor list panel.
  2. Click the Show editor markers button again.
  3. Return to the document body to review the result.
  4. Confirm that editor markers are no longer shown in the document.

Success Criteria

  • Interface result: Editor underlines are hidden from the document body.
  • Next action available: You can continue reading or editing in a standard document view.

Tips While Using

  • What changes: Turning this off only hides the markers and does not change existing collaboration content.
  • Suggested use: Turn it off when you want a cleaner reading or presentation view.