WPS Freeze on Windows: Introduction

WPS Freeze keeps key fields visible in multidimensional tables while you scroll; 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

About This Feature

Overview

WPS Freeze is a table-view feature for multidimensional tables that keeps selected fields visible during horizontal scrolling. It helps you compare large sets of data without losing sight of key identifiers.

Core capabilities include:

Freeze up to a selected field so that the chosen field and all fields to its left stay visible.
Keep important fields on screen while you review more columns on the right.
Remove the frozen state from the first field to return to normal scrolling.

This feature is useful for customer lists, project trackers, finance ledgers, and other wide tables where names, IDs, or owner fields need to remain visible.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Windows desktop environment
App version	It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office
Network	A network connection is recommended when you open online multidimensional tables or shared data
Other	You need access to a table view and permission to use field header actions

Source: System requirements for WPS Office

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Installation method	Download the Windows installer and complete setup with the installation wizard
Check after installation	Open WPS, enter a multidimensional table view, and confirm that the field header context menu is available

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	In a multidimensional table view, you can right-click a field header to freeze up to that field, keeping the selected field and all fields to its left visible. You can remove the frozen state from the first field.	Excel supports Freeze Panes on the View tab to keep rows above and columns to the left of the selected cell visible, and it also supports unfreezing panes.	Google Sheets supports freezing rows or columns from the View menu and also supports unfreezing them.	Notion's official table view documentation explains table databases, column rearrangement, resizing, and wrapping. The cited official page does not describe a spreadsheet-style frozen-column workflow.	Acrobat Desktop Help focuses on PDF viewing, editing, and conversion, and does not document a native spreadsheet-style frozen-column feature.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: Freeze is available directly from the field header context menu, which fits multidimensional table workflows where users want to lock key fields quickly.	Compared with WPS: Excel uses worksheet-based freeze pane logic and is oriented toward traditional spreadsheet layouts.	Compared with WPS: Google Sheets provides standard row and column freezing in browser-based spreadsheets.	Compared with WPS: The cited Notion help page focuses more on database table management than on a directly documented frozen-column workflow.	Compared with WPS: Acrobat is designed for PDF workflows rather than table-based field freezing.
Official Source	—	Freeze panes in Excel	Freeze rows or columns in Google Sheets	Table view in Notion	Acrobat Desktop Help

Overall Conclusion

For wide multidimensional tables, WPS Freeze offers a direct field-header workflow that keeps key fields visible during horizontal review. Excel and Google Sheets provide mature freeze controls in traditional spreadsheet environments, while the cited Notion and Adobe documentation focuses on different product workflows.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable for	Main pain point	How Freeze helps
1	Reviewing customer lists	Sales teams, operations teams	Names or IDs disappear during horizontal scrolling	Freeze customer name or ID fields
2	Tracking project progress	Project managers, team leads	Project names are hard to keep in view across many columns	Freeze project and owner fields
3	Checking finance ledgers	Finance teams, administrative staff	Amount columns are far from the entity information they belong to	Freeze entity and date fields
4	Reviewing shared data	Collaborators	It takes time to relocate the current record in wide tables	Freeze key identifier fields before scrolling
5	Verifying data entry	Data coordinators	Users need to keep looking back to the left side of the table	Freeze base fields to reduce repeated scrolling

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free users	WPS Premium
Freeze fields in table view	✅ Available	✅ Available
Core Writer, Spreadsheet, and Presentation apps	✅ Available	✅ Available
Some advanced PDF and extended tools	May be limited by feature	✅ More advanced tools available
Cloud storage and selected value-added benefits	Basic allocation	Higher allocation or more added benefits

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended plan	Why
Everyday table review and organization	Free plan	Freeze itself is available for regular table browsing
Ongoing work that also needs more PDF, cloud, or extended tools	WPS Premium	Better suited to users who need more advanced features across the suite

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