Clear Formatting in WPS on macOS: Introduction

Clear Formatting in WPS on macOS removes font, color, border, fill, alignment, and other cell formatting while keeping cell content unchanged; 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

Clear Formatting is a built-in spreadsheet editing feature in WPS Office for macOS. It removes custom formatting from selected cells or ranges while keeping text, numbers, and formulas in place.

Core tasks include:

Clear formatting from the Home tab for routine spreadsheet cleanup.
Clear formatting from the right-click menu for faster work inside the current selection.

This feature is useful when you need to clean imported data, unify report styles, or reset manually adjusted cell appearance without deleting content. It helps restore a default look more quickly than changing each format setting one by one.

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 internet connection is required for local formatting tasks
Other	You need to be able to open and edit spreadsheet files

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Post-install check	Open WPS Office, open a spreadsheet, and confirm that Clear Formatting is available from the Home tab or the right-click menu

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Clears formatting from selected cells or ranges while keeping text, numbers, and formulas.	Excel provides Clear Formats and also separates actions such as clearing contents, comments, and hyperlinks.	Google Sheets supports cell editing and formatting, and its shortcuts list includes a clear formatting command.	Notion supports text color, background color, and some table cell styling, but it does not focus on spreadsheet-style cell format reset.	Acrobat supports formatting text in PDFs, such as font, size, and style changes, rather than spreadsheet cell formatting reset.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: Directly targets spreadsheet cells and ranges for formatting reset while preserving content. Distinct: Fits spreadsheet cleanup workflows on macOS without switching to a different editing mode.	Compared with WPS: Similar result for spreadsheet cells, but Microsoft documentation emphasizes multiple separate clear actions in the same menu.	Compared with WPS: Supports formatting changes and a clear formatting shortcut, but it is centered on web-based Sheets workflows.	Compared with WPS: Better suited to page and block styling than spreadsheet-style format reset across cells.	Compared with WPS: Better suited to PDF text editing than batch cleanup of spreadsheet cell formatting.
Official Source	—	Clear cells of contents or formats	Keyboard shortcuts for Google Sheets	Style & customize your page	Format text in PDFs in Acrobat

Overall Conclusion
If your main goal is to reset spreadsheet cell appearance while keeping the underlying data, WPS Clear Formatting is closely aligned with that task. Microsoft and Google offer related spreadsheet actions, while Notion and Adobe focus on different content types and editing models.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable For	Main Need	How WPS Helps
1	Standardize imported data	Data cleanup users	Imported cells bring unwanted colors, borders, or fills	Select the range and clear formatting
2	Keep formulas but reset appearance	Finance and analysis users	Formulas must stay, but the visual style needs to be reset	Remove formatting without deleting content
3	Clean up manually styled sections	Everyday office users	Repeated edits create inconsistent cell appearance	Use the Home tab to restore a default look
4	Process a selected area quickly	Frequent editors	You want a faster path than moving to the top toolbar	Use the right-click menu to clear formatting
5	Tidy a sheet before sharing	Team members	The spreadsheet should look more consistent before collaboration	Remove extra formatting before sending or sharing

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free	WPS Premium
Clear Formatting	✅ Available	✅ Available
Basic spreadsheet editing	✅ Available	✅ Available
Additional advanced benefits	Available within the free offering shown on the pricing page	Includes more advanced tools and expanded benefits

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended Plan	Why
Routine cell formatting cleanup	Free	Clear Formatting itself can be used without membership
Broader advanced office needs	WPS Premium	Suitable if you also need more advanced tools, expanded cloud storage, or additional premium benefits

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