WPS Auto Hide Content on iOS: Introduction

WPS Auto Hide Content on iOS helps hide visible cell content in protected smart spreadsheet areas; 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	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index

About This Feature

Overview

Auto Hide Content is a privacy-focused feature in WPS smart spreadsheets on iOS. It hides the visible content of protected areas to reduce direct exposure of sensitive data during collaboration.

Key capabilities include:

Turn on Auto Hide Content from the Tools tab or the floating edit bar after selecting a target column or cell.
Manage hidden display rules, including ignoring header rows and turning the feature off later.
Keep original data intact while showing ● in the protected area for restricted display.

This feature is useful for shared forms, registration sheets, internal records, and spreadsheets that contain private fields.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	An iPhone or iPad that can run WPS Office normally
App version	The latest version of WPS Office for iOS is recommended
Network	A stable network connection is recommended for online spreadsheets and collaboration
Other	You need access to a smart spreadsheet and permission to edit the target sheet

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Open WPS Office, open a smart spreadsheet, select a column or cell, and confirm that Auto Hide Content appears in Tools or the floating edit bar

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Auto Hide Content can hide visible content in selected spreadsheet areas, display `●`, and support ignored header rows in smart spreadsheets.	Excel can hide formulas and use worksheet protection to limit viewing or editing, with a stronger focus on formulas and sheet protection.	Google Sheets can protect sheets or ranges and restrict who can edit them; Google notes that this should not be used as a security measure.	Notion can control who edits database content or structure and can also limit access at the page level.	Acrobat Pro provides redaction for permanently removing sensitive content in PDFs for document distribution.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: It is designed for spreadsheet collaboration on mobile and directly hides visible cell content while keeping the original data and optional header visibility.	Compared with WPS: It focuses more on formulas, worksheet protection, and editing restrictions than on dot-style hidden cell display.	Compared with WPS: It mainly focuses on protected ranges and editing permissions, and hiding a sheet is not the same as hiding visible cell content.	Compared with WPS: It is better suited to database structure control and page access management than to instant spreadsheet content hiding.	Compared with WPS: It fits PDF sanitization before sharing, not real-time hidden display inside a collaborative spreadsheet.
Official Source	—	Display or hide formulas	Protect, hide & edit sheets	Assign custom database permissions	Redact sensitive content in PDFs in Acrobat Pro

Overall Conclusion: WPS Auto Hide Content on iOS is more directly aligned with collaborative spreadsheet scenarios where sensitive fields should stay less visible during entry and review. If your priority is spreadsheet-based display control on mobile, WPS offers a more immediate workflow, while the other products focus more on permissions, formula protection, or document redaction.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable for	Main issue	How this feature helps
1	Customer information collection	Sales and support teams	Sensitive fields should not be openly visible to every collaborator	Turn on Auto Hide Content for private columns
2	Registration or survey sheets	Operations and admin teams	Personal information can be exposed during shared entry	Hide phone number or ID-related columns
3	Financial collaboration sheets	Finance and business owners	Amount or settlement fields should not be directly visible to all collaborators	Hide selected columns while keeping original data intact
4	Internal approval records	Managers and project owners	Shared remarks may be visible too broadly	Hide selected columns and ignore header rows when needed
5	Training or education forms	Teachers and organizers	Learner information may be visible during multi-user entry	Hide personal information columns in shared sheets

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free users	WPS Premium
Auto Hide Content	✅ Available	✅ Available
Basic PDF features	✅ Available	✅ More features
Cloud storage	1 GB	20 GB
AI tools	Limited access	More AI features within daily usage limits

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended plan	Why
You only need to turn on or manage Auto Hide Content in smart spreadsheets	Free version	This feature has no membership restriction
You also need more cloud storage, PDF tools, or AI features	WPS Premium	It fits users with broader office needs beyond spreadsheet privacy display

Open the membership page: Subscribe to WPS Premium