WPS Cascading Options Field on macOS: Introduction

WPS Cascading Options Field is a layered option-entry feature in Smart Table; it includes 3 core tasks, with 3 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	3	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	3	Matches the number of Free rows in the index
Membership-related items	0	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index
Membership limit	None	Stated in the feature description
Version limit	None	Stated in the feature description

About This Feature

Overview

The Cascading Options Field lets you build linked option levels inside a table field. After a user selects a parent option, the field automatically filters and shows the matching child options. This is useful for scenarios such as province-city-district selection, product category filtering, and department hierarchy management.

On macOS, this feature mainly supports these tasks:

Create a Cascading Options Field from the add-field entry on the right side of the table header.
Edit cascading option content by setting level-1, level-2, and level-3 titles and adding option values.
Enter data with linked levels so lower-level choices narrow automatically after an upper-level selection.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Mac device that can run WPS Office normally
App version	The latest version of WPS Office for Mac is recommended
Network	No mandatory network connection for local editing; internet access is needed for sign-in, sync, or online collaboration
Other	Use this field type in Smart Table or a related data-table scenario

Source: System Requirements for WPS Office

Download & Installation

Before using the Cascading Options Field, install WPS Office for Mac and make sure you can open Smart Table or a related data table successfully.

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Before installation	Reserve available storage space and confirm that your device meets the basic runtime conditions
After installation	Launch WPS Office, open Smart Table, and check whether the “Cascading Options” entry is available from the add-field area in the table header

Source: WPS download center

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Smart Table supports a Cascading Options Field with up to 3 linked levels. After a parent option is selected, matching child options are filtered automatically.	Microsoft Forms supports branching logic that sends respondents to different follow-up questions. The official page does not describe a native cascading dropdown inside one field.	Google Forms add-ons can extend the form editor, but the official developer page says they cannot extend the form shown to respondents. The official page does not describe a native real-time cascading dropdown.	Notion databases support Select and Multi-select properties for creating and editing options. The official help page does not describe a native cascading options field.	Adobe Acrobat supports dropdown and list-box form fields in PDF forms. The official help pages do not describe native multi-level cascading linkage.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: Manage multi-level option relationships directly in one field. Distinct: Child options filter automatically during entry after a parent selection.	Compared with WPS: Microsoft Forms focuses more on branching question flow than on cascading selection inside a single field.	Compared with WPS: Google Forms is better suited to section-based routing or editor-side extensions, not native respondent-side cascading dropdown filtering.	Compared with WPS: Notion is stronger for database tagging and property management, but its official help does not present a native cascading options field.	Compared with WPS: Adobe Acrobat focuses on PDF form field setup, and its official help does not present native cascading option linkage.
Official Source	—	Use branching logic in Microsoft Forms	Extend Google Forms with add-ons	Database properties	Create PDF forms from scratch

Overall Conclusion

WPS is a practical fit when you need hierarchical option entry and linked filtering directly inside a table field. Other products offer adjacent approaches for survey routing, database tagging, or PDF form building, but WPS provides a more direct path for single-field multi-level selection on this workflow.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable Users	Main Pain Point	How the Feature Helps
1	Province-city-district entry	Admin, customer service, and operations staff	Address hierarchies are long and manual entry is error-prone	Use a Cascading Options Field to select province, city, and district step by step
2	Product category management	Merchandising and warehouse staff	Category structures are complex and options are easy to mix up	Select a top-level category first, then filter subcategories automatically
3	Department hierarchy records	HR, admin, and project managers	Multi-level organization structures are hard to standardize	Limit entry through level-1, level-2, and level-3 department choices
4	Project archive filing	Team members	Filing standards vary across similar materials	Use layered options to standardize archive paths
5	Customer information organization	Sales and after-sales staff	Regional and business classifications need consistent entry	Use linked options to reduce free-text differences

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free Users	WPS Premium
Basic Writer, Spreadsheet, and Presentation features	✅ Available	✅ Available
Basic PDF features and PDF reading	✅ Available	✅ Available
Advanced PDF editing and more advanced tools	Limited or unavailable in part	✅ Available
Cloud storage	1 GB	20 GB or more depending on the plan shown on the purchase page
AI tools and more advanced capabilities	Some limits apply	More usage and broader feature access

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended Plan	Why
Daily table entry and lightweight data organization	Free	The Cascading Options Field itself has no membership restriction, so it works well for basic data-entry tasks
Office work that also needs more PDF, cloud storage, or AI capabilities	WPS Premium	A better fit if you also use more advanced office features across the suite

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