WPS Sankey Diagram on macOS: Introduction

WPS Sankey Diagram on macOS helps you show how data moves between nodes in a dashboard; this guide covers 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	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index

About This Feature

Overview

Sankey Diagram is a chart component in the WPS Office dashboard experience on macOS. It is used to show how data flows from one node to another and how quantities are distributed across those connections.

Core capabilities include:

Add a Sankey Diagram component to a dashboard.
Configure, copy, copy as image, export as image, or delete a chart.
Set the data source, data filter, node categories, node height, sort order, and detail fields.
Adjust theme colors, node colors, and data label settings.

This feature is useful for flow analysis, user path review, sales stage tracking, resource allocation, and dashboard reporting.

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	No mandatory network connection for local editing; internet access is needed for sync or online collaboration
Other	Access to the dashboard feature and a data table with clear source-to-target relationships

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Post-install check	Open WPS Office, enter the dashboard, and confirm that Sankey Diagram appears under "+ Add Component"

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Adds a Sankey Diagram component in a dashboard and supports data setup, node categories, sorting, labels, and image export.	Microsoft Word supports inserting charts and adjusting chart elements, styles, and filters, but the official page does not describe a Sankey chart or a dashboard-style chart component.	The Google Docs product page focuses on collaborative documents, templates, smart chips, and embedded content, but it does not describe native Sankey chart editing.	Notion supports chart views for databases with chart types, axes, grouping, style settings, and PNG or SVG export, but the official chart page does not list Sankey charts.	Adobe Acrobat Studio focuses on PDF creation, editing, conversion, collaboration, and AI-assisted document work, and its official page does not describe a Sankey dashboard component.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: Direct entry for Sankey Diagram in a dashboard workflow. Distinct: Data setup, style adjustment, and image export are handled in one editing flow.	Compared with WPS: Microsoft describes general chart insertion and formatting in Word, with less focus on dashboard-based flow visualization on the cited page.	Compared with WPS: Google emphasizes document collaboration and content creation rather than a dedicated flow-chart dashboard workflow on the cited page.	Compared with WPS: Notion offers database chart views and export options, but the free plan can try one chart and the cited chart types do not include Sankey.	Compared with WPS: Adobe is oriented toward PDF and document workflows rather than dashboard-based flow analysis on the cited page.
Official Source	—	Add a chart to your document in Word	Google Docs product page	Chart view	Adobe Acrobat Studio for Business

Overall Conclusion
If your main goal is to present flow relationships inside a dashboard, WPS Sankey Diagram is more closely aligned with that workflow. The other official pages focus more on general charts, document collaboration, database views, or PDF workflows.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable For	Main Challenge	How It Helps
1	User path analysis	Operations and product teams	It is hard to see how users move between steps	Use a Sankey Diagram to show starting points, destinations, and traffic distribution
2	Sales process review	Sales managers	Stage-to-stage conversion is not easy to compare	Show how leads move across stages through node flows
3	Resource allocation display	Project managers and team leads	Resource distribution is hard to present in one view	Use node height and flow links to show allocation results
4	Business journey review	Data analysts	Multi-node relationships are difficult to read in a normal table	Use a dashboard Sankey Diagram to present the full path structure
5	Report-ready chart export	Team members preparing reports	Charts need to be reused quickly in documents or slides	Use Copy as Image or Export as Image for output

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free Users	WPS Premium
Add and edit Sankey Diagram components	✅ Available	✅ Available
Core Office features	✅ Available	✅ Available
Advanced PDF tools and more advanced utilities	Partially limited	✅ More advanced capabilities available
Cloud storage	1 GB	20 GB
Template downloads	Limited	More advanced templates

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended Plan	Why
You mainly need Sankey Diagram for everyday dashboard analysis	Free	The feature information shows no membership restriction for this workflow
You also need more advanced tools, more cloud storage, or broader office capabilities	WPS Premium	Better suited for users who want expanded tools beyond this chart feature

Membership purchase: Subscribe to WPS Premium