WPS Insert Chart on Windows: Introduction

WPS Insert Chart is a data visualization feature in WPS Spreadsheets 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
Version limit	None stated	The feature description shows no version restriction

About This Feature

Overview

Insert Chart is a built-in charting feature in WPS Spreadsheets for Windows. It helps turn worksheet data into visual charts so you can review trends, proportions, and category differences more clearly.

Core tasks include:

Insert a chart from the Home tab for quick chart creation while editing data.
Insert a chart from the Insert tab when you want to choose a chart type directly.
Adjust an inserted chart by moving, resizing, and changing its title, colors, and style.

Supported chart types include column charts, line charts, pie charts, bar charts, area charts, scatter charts, stock charts, radar charts, combo charts, and sparklines.

Common use cases include sales summaries, project progress reporting, and financial trend analysis. This feature helps reduce the effort of reading raw tables and makes comparisons across data categories easier.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Windows device that can run WPS Office normally
App version	The latest version of WPS Office is recommended; no version restriction is stated for this feature
Network	No mandatory internet connection is required for inserting and adjusting local charts
Other	You need a worksheet in WPS Spreadsheets and a prepared data range for chart creation

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Open WPS Spreadsheets and confirm that chart options are available on the Home or Insert tab

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Lets you select worksheet data and insert column, line, pie, bar, area, scatter, stock, radar, combo, and sparkline charts, then continue adjusting the chart inside the worksheet.	Excel lets you select data, use Insert > Recommended Charts, review all chart types, and add items such as trendlines.	Google Sheets lets you insert a chart in a spreadsheet, change chart type, adjust the data range, and edit titles, legends, and gridlines.	Notion offers chart views for databases, including bar, line, donut, and number charts, but this is not in-cell spreadsheet chart insertion.	Adobe Express provides a standalone online chart maker for chart graphics such as pie, donut, bar, and progress charts rather than spreadsheet-embedded chart insertion.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: You can insert and adjust charts directly inside the current worksheet. Distinct: The feature description lists 10 common chart types, including sparklines.	Compared with WPS: Excel also supports spreadsheet-based chart creation and deeper chart design options, while this comparison page highlights recommended charts and trendlines.	Compared with WPS: Google Sheets focuses on web-based editing and chart customization; the current WPS feature description explicitly lists more chart type entries.	Compared with WPS: Notion charts depend on database views and do not replace direct chart insertion from a selected cell range in a worksheet.	Compared with WPS: Adobe Express is better suited to creating standalone chart assets, not embedded chart editing inside a spreadsheet grid.
Official Source	—	Create a chart in Excel	Add and edit a chart in Google Sheets	Chart view in Notion	Adobe Express chart maker

Overall Conclusion
WPS Insert Chart fits users who want to turn worksheet data into visuals directly in a Windows spreadsheet workflow. Compared with database-view or standalone design tools, it stays closer to everyday spreadsheet analysis and reporting tasks.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable users	Main pain point	How this feature helps
1	Sales comparison	Sales and operations teams	Raw numbers are hard to compare quickly across categories	Insert a column chart or bar chart from selected data
2	Trend reporting	Finance and analysts	Time-based changes are hard to read in a plain table	Use a line chart or area chart to show change over time
3	Share breakdowns	Report writers and students	Part-to-whole relationships are not obvious in rows of data	Insert a pie chart to show proportions
4	Multi-metric review	Project managers and team leads	Several metrics are difficult to compare in one view	Use a combo chart or radar chart
5	Compact trend display	Daily report maintainers	A full chart takes too much worksheet space	Use sparklines inside cells

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Feature area	Free users	WPS Premium
Insert Chart	✅ Available	✅ Available
Basic Office features	✅ Available	✅ Available
Extended benefits such as advanced PDF tools and more cloud storage	Basic access under the free plan	More extended tools and higher resource limits

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended plan	Why
Everyday chart insertion and basic data presentation	Free	Insert Chart has no membership restriction in this feature guide
Broader office needs beyond charting	WPS Premium	Useful if you also need more cloud storage, advanced tools, or other extended benefits

WPS membership center: Subscribe to WPS Premium