How to Use WPS Worksheet Tab Color on Android

Use Worksheet Tab Color with 3 how-to topics, including applying a standard color, opening more color options, and checking whether the color stays after saving.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Apply a standard worksheet tab color

Entry point: Worksheet tab → Tab Color

1. Tap the worksheet tab whose color you want to change to open the floating toolbar.
2. Select Tab Color in the pop-up menu.
3. In Standard Colors, tap the color you want to use.
4. Return to the spreadsheet and check whether the worksheet tab now shows the new color.

Success Criteria

• Visual result: The selected worksheet tab shows the new color.
• Next action available: You can continue switching sheets or editing the spreadsheet.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If you do not select the target worksheet tab first, you may change the wrong sheet.
• Environment note: It is easier to confirm the result when the worksheet tab area is fully visible.

2. Use more color options for a worksheet tab

Entry point: Worksheet tab → Tab Color → More Colors

1. Tap the target worksheet tab to open the floating toolbar.
2. Select Tab Color.
3. Tap More Colors to open the extended color area.
4. Browse the palette and tap the color you want.
5. Return to the spreadsheet and confirm that the tab color has been applied.

Success Criteria

• Visual result: The worksheet tab shows the newly selected color.
• Next action available: You can continue assigning different colors to other worksheets.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If you only browse colors without selecting one, the tab color will not change.
• Environment note: On a smaller screen, landscape view can make more color options easier to review.

3. Check whether the worksheet tab color stays saved

Entry point: Return to the spreadsheet after changing the color

1. Apply a color to the worksheet tab, then continue editing or save the file.
2. Close the file and open it again, or switch to another worksheet and then return.
3. Check whether the original worksheet tab color is still there.
4. If the worksheet was hidden before, unhide it and check the tab color again.

Success Criteria

• Visual result: The tab color remains after reopening the file or showing the worksheet again.
• Next action available: You can continue identifying worksheets by color.
• No side effect: The tab color changes display only and does not change worksheet data.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If you exit without saving, the latest color change may not be kept.
• Environment note: If the file is stored in the cloud, wait until saving is complete before closing it.