How to Use WPS Text Styles on Android

This how-to guide includes 6 text-style tasks in Android smart documents; all 6 are available without membership and 0 are membership-related.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Bold Text

Entry path: Edit in the lower-right corner → Aa at the bottom → Text Styles → Bold

1. Open a smart document and tap Edit in the lower-right corner.
2. Tap the paragraph you want to change, or select the target text.
3. Tap Aa in the bottom toolbar.
4. Tap Bold in the text style area.

Success Criteria

• Visual result: the selected text appears with a heavier weight.
• Next action available: you can continue typing or apply more text styles.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: if you are not in editing mode, the bottom style panel does not appear.

2. Italic Text

Entry path: Edit in the lower-right corner → Aa at the bottom → Text Styles → Italic

1. Open a smart document and enter editing mode.
2. Tap the paragraph you want to change, or select the target text.
3. Tap Aa at the bottom.
4. Tap Italic in the text style area.

Success Criteria

• Visual result: the selected text appears in italic style.
• Next action available: you can continue with color, highlight, or other styles.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: if you do not place the cursor or select text first, the style may apply at the current insertion point.

3. Underline Text

Entry path: Edit in the lower-right corner → Aa at the bottom → Text Styles → Underline

1. Open a smart document and tap Edit.
2. Tap the paragraph you want to change, or select the target text.
3. Tap Aa at the bottom.
4. Tap Underline in the text style area.

Success Criteria

• Visual result: an underline appears below the target text.
• Next action available: you can keep typing or combine it with other styles.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: if no text is selected, the style applies to text entered after the current cursor position.

4. Strikethrough Text

Entry path: Edit in the lower-right corner → Aa at the bottom → Text Styles → Strikethrough

1. Open a smart document and enter editing mode.
2. Tap the paragraph you want to change, or select the target text.
3. Tap Aa at the bottom.
4. Tap Strikethrough in the text style area.

Success Criteria

• Visual result: a horizontal line appears through the target text.
• Next action available: you can continue marking other content for revision.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: strikethrough marks text visually but does not delete the text itself.

5. Change Font Color

Entry path: Edit in the lower-right corner → Aa at the bottom → Font Color area

1. Open a smart document and tap Edit.
2. Tap the paragraph you want to change, or select the target text.
3. Tap Aa at the bottom.
4. Choose a color in the Font Color area.

Success Criteria

• Visual result: the target text changes to the selected color.
• Next action available: you can switch colors again or combine color with bold and other styles.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: font color and highlight color are separate settings.

6. Change Highlight Color

Entry path: Edit in the lower-right corner → Aa at the bottom → Highlight Color area

1. Open a smart document and tap Edit.
2. Tap the paragraph you want to change, or select the target text.
3. Tap Aa at the bottom.
4. Choose a color in the Highlight Color area.

Success Criteria

• Visual result: the background behind the target text changes to the selected highlight color.
• Next action available: you can continue review marking or collaborative annotation.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: highlight color changes the text background, not the text color itself.