WPS Borders on Windows: Introduction

WPS Borders is the cell border formatting feature in WPS Spreadsheet on Windows; this guide covers 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
Scope	Cells and cell ranges	Useful for layout, review, and printing

About This Feature

Overview

Borders is a built-in formatting feature in WPS Spreadsheet for Windows. It helps you add, adjust, and remove cell borders so tables are easier to read, review, and print.

Core tasks include:

Apply preset borders quickly, such as All Borders, Outside Borders, and Inside Borders.
Customize border style, color, weight, and placement in the Format Cells panel.
Remove borders from selected cells or ranges when you need to clean up formatting.

This feature is useful for reports, schedules, checklists, data tables, and worksheets that need clearer visual structure.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Windows PC that can run WPS Office normally
App version	It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office
Network	Border formatting is a local editing feature and does not require a constant internet connection
Other	Open a WPS Spreadsheet file and make sure you have permission to edit it

Download & Installation

Before you use Borders, install WPS Office on your Windows device.

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Installation method	Download the installer and follow the on-screen steps to complete setup
Post-install check	Open WPS Spreadsheet, go to the Home tab, and confirm that border-related options are available

Source: WPS Download Center

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Supports quick preset borders from the Home tab and custom border settings for line style, color, weight, and border placement in Format Cells.	Excel supports predefined borders, More Borders, custom line styles and colors, and border removal on worksheets.	Google Sheets supports changing cell borders, border color, and border style in spreadsheet formatting.	Notion table view supports table-style database layouts, column resizing, text wrapping, and calculations, but its help page does not describe spreadsheet-style cell border tools.	Adobe Acrobat focuses on editing, converting, and signing PDFs, and its official product page does not describe spreadsheet-style cell border formatting.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: quick switching between preset borders and custom border settings in the same spreadsheet workflow; Distinct: practical for worksheet layout cleanup before printing.	Compared with WPS: Excel offers similar preset and custom border controls, with closely matched coverage for worksheet border formatting.	Compared with WPS: Google Sheets supports border color and style changes, but the help page presents borders as part of broader spreadsheet formatting.	Compared with WPS: Notion is centered on database-style tables rather than cell-by-cell spreadsheet border formatting.	Compared with WPS: Acrobat is designed for PDF workflows instead of spreadsheet cell formatting.
Official Source	—	Apply or remove cell borders on a worksheet	Edit & format a spreadsheet	Table view	Adobe Acrobat

Overall Conclusion
If your main goal is spreadsheet border formatting, print preparation, and everyday worksheet cleanup, WPS, Excel, and Google Sheets all cover common border tasks. Notion and Adobe serve different product scopes, so they are better viewed as adjacent tools rather than direct spreadsheet border editors.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable for	Main issue	How Borders helps
1	Preparing printed reports	Admin staff, finance teams, teachers	Table structure is not clear before printing	Use outside borders, inside borders, and custom line weights to highlight sections
2	Organizing data lists	Office users, students	Data areas are hard to distinguish	Apply preset borders to important ranges for clearer reading
3	Highlighting key areas	Project members, operations teams	Important values do not stand out	Add different border colors or styles to summary or title areas
4	Cleaning up old formatting	Worksheet maintainers	Old borders make the sheet look messy	Use No Border or remove selected sides before reformatting
5	Standardizing table styles	Teams using shared templates	Consistent formatting is hard to maintain	Use Format Cells to unify line style, color, and border layout

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Feature	Free users	WPS Premium
Basic spreadsheet editing	✅	✅
Borders formatting	✅	✅
Basic PDF features	✅	✅
Some advanced PDF and extended tools	May be limited by feature	Broader access is available
Cloud storage	1 GB	20 GB for some plans shown on the pricing page

Source: WPS Office pricing page; Why do I need to pay for WPS Office?

Recommendations

Usage scenario	Recommended plan	Why
Everyday spreadsheet layout, border formatting, and print preparation	Free	Borders itself is available without membership for regular spreadsheet editing
More PDF tools, cloud storage, or extended cross-component features	WPS Premium	Better fit if you regularly use advanced tools beyond basic spreadsheet formatting

WPS membership page: Subscribe now
To compare current plans and included benefits, open the pricing page and review the available options.

Source: WPS Office pricing page