How to Use WPS Personal Preferences on macOS

Use WPS Personal Preferences through 4 how-to topics on macOS; 4 are available without membership and 0 are membership-related.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Open Personal Preferences

Entry: File menu in the top left corner (icon: ≡) > Document Settings > Personal Preferences

1. Open any smart document.
2. Click the File menu in the top left corner.
3. Select Document Settings.
4. In the settings panel, click Personal Preferences.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The Personal Preferences panel opens.
• Next action available: You can see sections such as New Document, Open Document, and Assisted Editing.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If no smart document is open first, the related entry may not appear.

2. Set default styles for new documents

Entry: Personal Preferences > New Document

1. Open the Personal Preferences panel.
2. Find the New Document section.
3. Choose a default text style: System Font, WPS Elegant Lingxiu Hei, or WPS Simple Lingxiu Hei.
4. Choose a default page width mode: Standard, Wider, or Full Width.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The New Document options show your selected style choices.
• Next action available: New documents open with the selected defaults afterward.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Changing only the text style but not the page width can leave the width different from what you expect.

3. Set default styles when opening documents

Entry: Personal Preferences > Open Document

1. Open the Personal Preferences panel.
2. Find the Open Document section.
3. For text style, choose Follow Original Document or Custom.
4. If you choose Custom, select System Font or one of the two WPS Lingxiu Hei styles.
5. For page width, choose Follow Original Document or Custom.
6. If you choose Custom, select Standard, Wider, or Full Width.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The Open Document options are saved with your current choices.
• Next action available: Documents use the selected rule when opened for the first time.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Mixing up Follow Original Document and Custom can cause a different display result than expected.

4. Adjust assisted editing options

Entry: Personal Preferences > Assisted Editing

1. Open the Personal Preferences panel.
2. Find the Assisted Editing section.
3. Turn on blank-line quick action prompts if needed.
4. Turn on extra spacing between Chinese and English or numbers if needed.
5. Under Default Highlight Block Color, choose Follow Last Used or a specific color.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The Assisted Editing options reflect your current selections.
• Next action available: Later editing follows the selected prompts, spacing, and highlight color behavior.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Changing only the highlight color without checking the other assisted editing switches can lead to a different editing experience than expected.