WPS Filter on Windows: Introduction

WPS Filter is a spreadsheet data filtering feature in WPS Office; it includes 4 core tasks, with 4 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	4	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	4	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

Filter is a built-in spreadsheet feature in WPS Office for Windows that helps you show only the rows that match your conditions while temporarily hiding the rest.

Core tasks include:

Turn on Filter: add drop-down arrows to column headers for filtering.
Filter data by condition: filter by selected items, color, or common conditions.
Use the search box to filter faster: narrow the candidate list with keywords.
Clear Filter: remove a filter from one column or turn filtering off to restore the full view.

This feature is useful for sales records, name lists, color-marked data, and routine data checks. It helps reduce manual searching time and lets you focus on target records without deleting original data. A practical advantage is that the entry is available on the Home tab, and you can also use Ctrl + Shift + L to switch filtering on or off quickly.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Windows device that can run WPS Office normally
App version	It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office
Network	No required internet connection for local filtering tasks
Other	Open a spreadsheet file and make sure the data range has clear headers

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Open WPS Spreadsheet and confirm that the Filter entry is available on the Home tab

Source: WPS Download Center

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Supports turning on Filter, filtering by selected values, color, and common conditions, using a search box, and clearing one column or all filters.	Excel AutoFilter supports choosing values from a list, searching within a column, and hiding full rows that do not match criteria in one or more columns.	Google Sheets supports creating filters and filtering by values, conditions, search, and color, and it also lets users remove filters.	Notion lets users add filters in database views and build more advanced AND / OR logic, but it is not a traditional cell-based spreadsheet filter workflow.	Adobe official guidance mainly covers filtering in reports and data exports by user, workflow, group, or agreement name rather than spreadsheet column filters.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS provides a direct Filter entry on the Home tab in the spreadsheet interface and supports the Ctrl + Shift + L shortcut for quick switching during routine table review.	Compared with WPS: Excel official guidance clearly covers list-based selection and search-box filtering, while the referenced workflow centers on the Data tab.	Compared with WPS: Google Sheets also offers filter views for separate collaborator views, while WPS stays focused on direct filtering inside a single worksheet view.	Compared with WPS: Notion is better aligned with database view management than with classic spreadsheet header drop-down filtering.	Compared with WPS: Adobe focuses on report and export scope filtering rather than a spreadsheet-style header filter experience.
Official Source	—	Use AutoFilter to filter your data	Sort & filter your data	Views, filters, sorts & groups	Reports and Data Exports

Overall Conclusion
WPS Filter is well suited to quick data review and cleanup in spreadsheets on Windows. For classic spreadsheet column filtering, WPS, Excel, and Google Sheets all cover common needs, while Notion and Adobe are oriented more toward database views or report-level data scope management.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable for	Main issue	How Filter helps
1	Filter sales records	Sales teams, operations teams	Large tables make target customers hard to find	Turn on Filter and narrow the target column by values or conditions
2	Review color-marked rows	Finance teams, administrative staff	Highlighted rows need to be reviewed separately	Use filter by color to focus on marked rows
3	Find items by keyword	Teachers, students, office staff	A long list makes names or IDs hard to locate	Enter a keyword in the filter search box
4	Restore the full table after filtering	All spreadsheet users	The full dataset needs to be shown again after several filters	Clear one column filter or turn filtering off
5	Switch filtering quickly	Frequent spreadsheet users	Repeatedly turning filters on and off takes extra steps	Use Ctrl + Shift + L to switch filtering quickly

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free users	WPS Premium
Basic spreadsheet filtering	✅ Available	✅ Available
Local data review and cleanup	✅ Available	✅ Available
Additional premium benefits	Varies by account plan and included benefits	Includes access to more premium benefits depending on plan

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Usage scenario	Recommended plan	Why
Daily spreadsheet filtering, lookup, and cleanup	Free	The current Filter feature covers routine data review and filtering needs
Long-term office work that also needs broader cross-feature benefits	WPS Premium	Suitable if you also want additional premium benefits across WPS Office

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