How to Use WPS Table Styles on Windows

This how-to guide includes 4 operation topics for WPS Table Styles, all available directly in WPS Spreadsheets; 4 are free and 0 are membership-related.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Apply a preset table style

Entry: Home → Table Styles

1. Open the spreadsheet file you want to edit.
2. Select the full table range that you want to format.
3. Click Table Styles on the Home tab.
4. In the expanded style gallery, click a preset style to apply it to the current selection.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The selected range shows updated borders, fill colors, or font formatting.
• Next action available: You can continue switching styles or adjusting style effects.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If you select only one cell, the style may not cover the full table range.
• Environment note: You need to be in the WPS Spreadsheets editing interface first.

2. Switch to a different table style

Entry: Home → Table Styles

1. Select the table range that already has a style or needs a new one.
2. Click Table Styles again to open the style gallery.
3. Browse the available preset styles.
4. Click another style to replace the current table appearance.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The table appearance changes to the newly selected style.
• Next action available: You can continue previewing and switching to other styles.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: When you apply a new style, the previous style appearance is replaced.

3. Set first-row, first-column, and banded effects

Entry: Home → Table Styles

1. Select the target table range.
2. Click Table Styles on the Home tab.
3. Turn on or adjust options such as First Column, Header Row, Banded Rows, and Banded Columns as needed.
4. Check the preview result and keep the display you want.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The first row, first column, or alternating row and column effects change visually.
• Next action available: You can continue editing data or open print preview.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If several emphasis effects are enabled at the same time, check whether the key area is still easy to read.

4. Clear the applied style formatting

Entry: Home → Clear Formatting

1. Select the cells or table range that already has a style applied.
2. Click Clear Formatting on the Home tab.
3. Check whether the table returns to its default formatting state.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The applied style is removed and the table returns to its default appearance.
• Next action available: You can apply another style or format the range manually.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Clear Formatting removes the formatting in the current selection, so confirm the selected range before you continue.