How to Use WPS Follow Document Updates on Windows

Last updated:July 23, 2026

Use WPS Follow Document Updates with 3 how-to topics, including following a document, receiving update reminders, and stopping follow status; all 3 topics are available without membership and 0 are membership-related.

How-to Index

No.TopicMembership Requirement
11. Follow a DocumentFree
22. Receive Update RemindersFree
33. Stop Following a DocumentFree

How-to Guide

1. Follow a Document

Entry: File → Document Management → Open Document Location → Follow Document Updates

  1. Open the document that you want to track.
  2. Click the File tab in the upper-left corner.
  3. Click Document Management and then Open Document Location.
  4. Find the current document in the file list and right-click it.
  5. Click Follow Document Updates in the shortcut menu.

Success Criteria

  • Interface result: the document is now in a followed state.
  • What you can do next: you can receive reminders when the document is updated later.

Tips While Using

  • You need permission to view the target document.
  • Staying online helps reminders arrive normally.

2. Receive Update Reminders

Entry: Wait for document update reminders after following the file

  1. Follow the document first by using the steps in the previous section.
  2. Make sure your account can receive message notifications normally.
  3. When the document is updated, check the reminder in the notification center.
  4. Open the document from the reminder and review the latest changes.

Success Criteria

  • Interface result: a reminder appears after the followed document is updated.
  • What you can do next: you can open the updated document from the reminder and continue working.

Tips While Using

  • Reminders are triggered by document changes, so no new reminder appears if the file has not changed.
  • The follow status applies only to the current account.

3. Stop Following a Document

Entry: File → Document Management → Open Document Location → Follow Document Updates

  1. Open the document that you already follow.
  2. Click the File tab.
  3. Go to Document Management and then Open Document Location.
  4. Right-click the document in the file list.
  5. Click Follow Document Updates again to cancel the current follow status.

Success Criteria

  • Interface result: the document is no longer followed.
  • What you can do next: you will no longer receive new reminders for later updates to that document.

Tips While Using

  • Stopping follow status affects only your own account and does not change other collaborators' settings.