WPS Highlight Block on iOS: Introduction

WPS Highlight Block is an emphasis feature in Smart Documents on iOS; this guide covers 2 core tasks, with 2 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	2	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	2	Matches the number of Free rows in the index
Membership-related items	0	All listed tasks are currently available directly

About This Feature

Overview

Highlight Block is a built-in emphasis feature in WPS Office Smart Documents on iOS. If you want to insert a highlight block on iPhone for clearer note structure, it lets you add a colored content block to make important information easier to notice and organize.

Core capabilities include:

Insert a Highlight Block: Add a highlighted block at the current paragraph position for tips, notes, and key reminders.
Change the Highlight Block color: Apply different highlight colors to separate information types and reading priority.

This feature works well for meeting notes, study notes, project explanations, and in-document reminders. A Highlight Block is useful for marking notices, cautions, and other key content, and it can also contain multiple paragraphs.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	iPhone or another mobile device that runs iOS
App version	It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office
Network	No mandatory network connection for local editing; internet access is needed for download, sign-in, and sync-related actions
Other	You need to be in Smart Document editing mode to access the feature entry points

Download & Installation

Before using Highlight Block, install WPS Office on your iOS device, sign in to your account, and open a Smart Document for editing.

Item	Description
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Post-install check	Open WPS Office → enter a Smart Document → tap Edit in the lower-right corner and confirm that the bottom toolbar shows the + and Aa entry points

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	On iOS Smart Documents, WPS lets you insert a Highlight Block directly and change its highlight color to emphasize notes and key content.	Word for iPhone supports viewing some styles and limited formatting, but its official feature page does not describe a direct content block equivalent to a Highlight Block.	Google Docs on iPhone and iPad focuses on comments attached to highlighted text, images, cells, or slides, and its official iOS page does not describe a standalone highlight block in the document body.	Notion provides a Callout block for tips, warnings, and similar boxed content, and official help pages describe both callout blocks and color styling.	Acrobat on iOS focuses on PDF review tools such as highlight, underline, strikethrough, drawing, and comments rather than body-content block editing.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: You can insert the block and adjust its color within the same mobile editing flow. Distinct: It fits Smart Document body layout for note-style emphasis.	Compared with WPS: Word for iPhone is positioned more as general word processing with limited formatting support, and the official page does not show a similar highlight block entry.	Compared with WPS: Google Docs on iOS is more comment-centered for collaboration, and the official page does not show a separate highlight block inserted into the body.	Compared with WPS: Notion also supports boxed emphasis content, but it is more page-block oriented; WPS fits direct insertion inside a Smart Document editing flow on iOS.	Compared with WPS: Acrobat is better aligned with PDF annotation and review, not with inserting a highlight-style content block into the main document body.
Official Source	—	Word for iPhone features	Use comments, action items, & emoji reactions	Intro to writing & editing; Style & customize your page	Review files in Acrobat for iOS

Overall Conclusion
If you want to insert a visually distinct note block directly inside an iOS Smart Document, WPS is a practical fit for that workflow. Other products in this comparison focus more on comments, page-block note systems, or PDF markup, so their editing model is different from in-body Highlight Block layout.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable For	Main Pain Point	How It Helps
1	Marking key meeting notes	Team members, project owners	Important decisions can get buried in long paragraphs	Insert a Highlight Block to mark conclusions, action items, and reminders
2	Organizing study notes	Students, trainees	Key concepts are mixed with regular text and are harder to review	Use different highlight colors to separate concepts, examples, and cautions
3	Adding project explanations	Product, operations, collaborators	Supporting notes are easy to miss in regular paragraphs	Insert a Highlight Block next to related content for extra explanation
4	Showing usage reminders	Content editors, document maintainers	Instructions can lack visual hierarchy	Use a Highlight Block to group reminders and limits in one place

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free Users	WPS Premium
Insert a Highlight Block	✅ Available	✅ Available
Change Highlight Block color	✅ Available	✅ Available
Cloud storage and more advanced tools	Basic benefits	More extended benefits and higher quotas
Templates and some advanced tools	Some limits may apply	More advanced capabilities are available

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Usage Scenario	Recommended Plan	Why
Everyday Smart Document editing with Highlight Blocks	Free	The feature in this guide is directly available and works well for light note-taking and organization
More cloud storage, templates, or broader advanced tools	WPS Premium	A better fit for longer-term mobile and cross-device work with more extended benefits

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