WPS Personal Preferences on Windows: Introduction

WPS Personal Preferences helps you manage document display and editing defaults in Smart Documents on Windows; it includes 4 core tasks, with 4 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	4	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	4	Matches the number of Free rows in the index
Membership-related items	0	All listed tasks are currently available directly

About This Feature

Overview

WPS Personal Preferences is a personalization feature in WPS Smart Documents on Windows. It lets you manage default display and editing preferences for new documents, first-time document opening, and assisted editing behaviors in one place.

Core tasks include:

Open Personal Preferences from the File menu and Document Settings.
Set default styles for new documents, including text style and page width mode.
Set default styles when opening documents, including follow-original or custom text style and page width.
Adjust assisted editing preferences such as blank-line quick prompts, spacing between Chinese and English or numbers, and the default highlight block color.

This feature is useful for users who want a more consistent reading width, a stable editing experience, and fewer repeated adjustments.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Windows device that can run WPS Office normally
App version	It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office so the full Smart Document settings entry is available
Network	Opening local files and changing basic settings usually does not require a constant connection; keep the network available if you need sign-in or sync-related actions
Other	You need to be able to open a Smart Document and access Document Settings from the File menu

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Installation	Download WPS Office for Windows, complete the setup wizard, and launch the app
Check after installation	Open any Smart Document, then click File → Document Settings and confirm that Personal Preferences is available

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Personal Preferences can centrally manage default text style, page width, document-opening style, and assisted editing options in Smart Documents.	Word can change default settings for new documents through the Normal template, including font, margins, and layout.	Google Docs can set pages or pageless as the default format and lets users adjust text width in pageless documents.	Notion pages support font changes, Small text, and Full width, but style choices are mainly managed per page.	Acrobat mainly provides PDF viewing preferences such as Read mode, Full Screen mode, and display size.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS brings new-document defaults, document-opening defaults, and assisted editing preferences into one settings panel for ongoing writing and reading workflows.	Compared with WPS: Word focuses more on template-based defaults for new documents, with less centralized control for personal viewing preferences when opening existing files.	Compared with WPS: Google Docs covers page format and text width well, but offers fewer assisted editing preference options in the same workflow.	Compared with WPS: Notion supports page font and width changes, but its official help notes that a default style for all pages is not yet available.	Compared with WPS: Acrobat focuses on PDF viewing rather than a preference center for editable document workflows.
Official Source	—	Change the default settings for new documents	Change a document’s page setup: pages or pageless	Style & customize your page	Viewing PDFs and viewing preferences

Overall Conclusion
If you want one place to manage defaults for new documents, first-time document opening, and assisted editing behavior, WPS offers a more concentrated setup path. Other products cover related needs such as templates, page format, or PDF viewing, but their focus is narrower for this workflow.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable For	Main Need	How Personal Preferences Helps
1	Keep new documents consistent	Users who create documents often	Repeating the same font and width adjustments every time	Set default text style and page width under New Document
2	Keep first-open views consistent	Users who review many different files	Different documents open with inconsistent width and style	Set follow-original or custom defaults under Open Document
3	Improve daily editing details	Users who spend long hours editing	Editing prompts, spacing, and highlight color need repeated changes	Adjust quick prompts, spacing, and highlight defaults under Assisted Editing
4	Keep preferences separate by account	Users who switch between accounts	Different accounts need different habits and defaults	Save preference choices under the current account

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Feature Item	Free Users	WPS Premium
Open Personal Preferences	✅ Available	✅ Available
Set default text style and page width for new documents	✅ Available	✅ Available
Set default style when opening documents	✅ Available	✅ Available
Adjust assisted editing preferences	✅ Available	✅ Available
Other premium benefits	Depends on the current account benefits	More value-added features may be available based on the subscription plan

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Usage Scenario	Recommended Plan	Why
You only need Personal Preferences	Free	The listed settings are directly available and fit everyday reading and editing habits
You also need more value-added office features	WPS Premium	Suitable if you want additional premium capabilities beyond Personal Preferences

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