WPS Shortcut on macOS: Introduction

WPS Shortcut on macOS is a document-linking entry in Smart Documents; it includes 1 core task, with 1 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	1	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	1	Matches the number of Free rows in the index
Membership-related items	0	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index

About This Feature

Overview

Shortcut is a document management feature in WPS Office for Mac Smart Documents. It lets you add a shortcut entry to another cloud document from the current document. After you add it, you can open the related document quickly without copying or moving the original file, which helps organize references across multiple documents.

Core capabilities:

Add a document shortcut: Insert a shortcut entry to another cloud document in the current Smart Document.
Choose a save location: Select where the shortcut will be stored when you add it.
Open related documents quickly: Jump from the current document to the target document more efficiently.

This feature is useful for project references, knowledge-base organization, and cross-document navigation. It helps reduce duplicate file handling and makes related materials easier to find during editing.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Mac device that can run WPS Office normally
App version	It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office for Mac
Network	A stable internet connection is recommended when adding or opening cloud document shortcuts
Other	It is recommended to sign in to your WPS account and make sure the target document is stored in an accessible location

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Open WPS Office for Mac, open a Smart Document, and check whether the Document Management entry is available from the File menu at the top left

Source: WPS Download Center

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	In Smart Documents, you can use File → Document Management → Add Shortcut to create a shortcut entry to another cloud document and choose where to save it.	Word for Mac supports adding links from text or objects to a file, webpage, or a place in a document.	Google Docs supports inserting links and using bookmarks for navigation inside a document.	Notion supports linking pages and blocks through Link to page, @ mentions, and block links.	Acrobat supports adding links in PDFs, including links to a page view in the current document or another document.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS places this action inside a document management path in Smart Documents, which is convenient for maintaining relationships between cloud documents while you work.	Compared with WPS: Microsoft focuses on general hyperlink creation rather than a document-management shortcut entry for cloud documents.	Compared with WPS: Google Docs focuses on links and bookmarks, without a dedicated document shortcut management entry described on the official help page.	Compared with WPS: Notion offers flexible page and block linking, but its workspace structure differs from a traditional document-management flow.	Compared with WPS: Adobe is more focused on PDF link editing and page navigation than on managing cloud document shortcuts inside a document workspace.
Official Source	—	Create or edit a hyperlink in Office for Mac	Work with links & bookmarks	Links & backlinks	How to add a hyperlink to PDF

Overall Conclusion
WPS Shortcut is well suited to organizing relationships between multiple cloud documents inside Smart Documents on macOS. If your main goal is to keep related materials connected and open them quickly from the current document, the WPS workflow is more direct. If you mainly need standard hyperlinks or PDF page navigation, the other products provide those approaches in their own environments.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable for	Main pain point	How this feature helps
1	Project material linking	Project members	Plans, notes, and attachments are scattered across files	Add related cloud document shortcuts in a main document
2	Knowledge-base organization	Content teams and researchers	References between materials are hard to track	Build links between topic documents with shortcuts
3	Collaborative document navigation	Team collaborators	Switching between documents takes time	Open related documents directly from the current Smart Document
4	Personal file organization	Individual users	Similar files are hard to locate later	Keep related document entries together with shortcuts
5	Review preparation	Reviewers	Background materials need to be opened quickly	Add reference document shortcuts before review starts

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free	WPS Premium
Add document shortcuts	✅ Available	✅ Available
Basic document viewing and editing	✅ Available	✅ Available
More advanced productivity features	Some features may be limited	More advanced tools and benefits are typically available

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Usage scenario	Recommended plan	Why
Daily document linking and basic editing	Free	This feature is available without membership and fits general document organization needs
Long-term use with broader advanced office needs	WPS Premium	Suitable if you also need more advanced tools and extended benefits across WPS Office

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