WPS Email on iOS: Introduction

WPS Email is the email field capability in WPS smart tables 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 available directly

About This Feature

Overview

Email is an email-address field type in WPS Office smart tables on iOS. It is used to store email addresses and validate the input format during entry. After the field is created, you can enter an email address in record details, which is useful for contact lists, notification addresses, and business communication records.

Core capabilities include:

Create an email field: set the field type to Email in header editing.
Enter an email address: type and save an email address in record details.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	An iPhone or iPad that can run WPS Office normally
App version	It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office for iOS
Network	A normal network connection is recommended so field settings and entered content can sync properly
Other	Signing in to a WPS account is recommended for sync and table management

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Installation	Download and install WPS Office on your iPhone or iPad, then sign in to your account
Check after installation	Open a smart table and confirm that the field type setting is available in header editing

Source: WPS Download Center

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Provides an Email field in smart tables for storing email addresses with format validation in a structured table workflow.	Outlook for iOS supports composing email, adding recipients, attachments, and sending messages in a mail-client workflow.	Gmail for iOS supports adding recipients in To, Cc, and Bcc fields and sending messages in the Gmail app.	Notion Mail supports composing email with recipients, subject, attachments, snippets, and scheduled send.	Acrobat for iOS supports sharing PDFs by adding one or more email addresses for review or sending a copy through email-related sharing flows.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: keeps email addresses as structured table data and lets you configure the field and enter values in the same table workflow.	Compared with WPS: focuses on message composition and delivery rather than a table field for storing email data.	Compared with WPS: focuses on sending messages and recipient entry rather than structured table-field management.	Compared with WPS: focuses on email composition features such as snippets and schedule send, not a table field for email data.	Compared with WPS: centers on PDF sharing and review workflows instead of a native table email field.
Official Source	—	Create and reply to email in Outlook for iOS and Android	Send or unsend Gmail messages	Compose an email	Work with PDFs — Acrobat for iOS Help

Overall Conclusion
If your main goal is to maintain email information as structured data in an iOS table, WPS Email is closer to that workflow. The other products are more focused on sending email or sharing files, which fits communication and document-sharing scenarios rather than table-field management.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable for	Main issue	How WPS helps
1	Customer contact management	Sales teams, support teams	Email addresses are scattered across different places	Create an Email field and store customer addresses in one table
2	Notification list maintenance	Project members, coordinators	Notification addresses are easy to mistype	Enter addresses in an Email field with format validation
3	Form data cleanup	Team collaborators	Collected email formats are inconsistent	Standardize email entry in record details by field
4	Business follow-up records	Consultants, account managers	Contact email information is hard to keep together	Store email addresses with other business fields in the same table
5	Mobile data updates	Field staff	Adding email information on a phone can be slow	Enter email addresses directly in record details on iOS

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free	WPS Premium
Create an Email field	✅ Available	✅ Available
Enter email addresses	✅ Available	✅ Available
Basic PDF features	✅ Available	✅ Available
More advanced tools and expanded capabilities	Some features are limited	More advanced tools and higher allowances are available
Cloud storage	1 GB	20 GB

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended plan	Why
You only need to create and fill Email fields in tables	Free	The listed Email field tasks can be completed directly
You also need more advanced tools, more cloud storage, or broader collaboration options	WPS Premium	Better suited to heavier usage across more WPS capabilities

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