WPS Area Chart on macOS: Introduction

WPS Area Chart is a dashboard chart component on macOS for showing data trends with a filled area view; 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

Area Chart is a chart feature in the WPS Office dashboard on macOS. It is designed to show how data changes over time and uses a filled area to make cumulative change and part-to-whole relationships easier to read.

Its main capabilities include:

Add an area chart component to a dashboard.
Edit, copy, export, or remove an existing chart.
Configure chart type and data settings, including data source, range, dimension, value, grouping, sorting, and empty-cell display.
Adjust chart style settings such as theme color, effects, series colors, and chart elements.

This feature is useful for trend dashboards, periodic summaries, grouped contribution analysis, and report-ready chart output.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Mac device that can run WPS Office normally
App version	It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office for Mac
Network	No mandatory requirement for local editing; keep a network connection if you need sync or online collaboration
Other	Access to the dashboard and related data tables is needed to create and configure charts

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Open WPS Office for Mac, enter the dashboard, and confirm that Area Chart is available under "+ Add Component"

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Add an area chart in a dashboard, then configure data source, dimension, value, grouping, sorting, empty-cell display, and chart style in one workflow.	Excel provides area, stacked area, and 100% stacked area charts for trend and part-to-whole analysis.	Google Sheets provides area, stacked area, 100% stacked area, and stepped area charts with chart customization options.	Notion chart view supports bar, line, donut, and number charts, but the official help page does not list an area chart type.	Acrobat Desktop focuses on PDF creation, editing, conversion, and optimization rather than native spreadsheet area charts.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: It fits a dashboard workflow directly and combines chart insertion, configuration, and export in one place. Distinct: Data settings and style settings are handled from the same editing panel.	Compared with WPS: Excel has mature area chart support, but the cited page focuses on general chart types instead of dashboard-style component management.	Compared with WPS: Google Sheets documents more area chart variants, but its workflow is centered on spreadsheet chart editing.	Compared with WPS: Notion is oriented to database visualization, and its chart type range differs from spreadsheet-style charting.	Compared with WPS: Acrobat does not provide a native equivalent for creating spreadsheet area charts.
Official Source	—	Excel area chart types	Google Sheets area charts	Notion chart view	Acrobat Desktop Help

Overall Conclusion
WPS Area Chart is a practical fit when you want to add, configure, and export a chart directly inside a dashboard workflow on macOS. Excel and Google Sheets offer broader general spreadsheet chart systems, while Notion and Adobe serve different product scenarios.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable for	Main need	How Area Chart helps
1	Sales trend dashboard	Sales teams	Track changes across a time period	Show sales movement over time with a filled trend chart
2	Operations summary	Operations staff	Review totals and cumulative change together	Use the filled area to make total change easier to read
3	Group contribution analysis	Managers	Compare how groups contribute to the whole	Use grouping and stacked styles to compare parts and totals
4	Weekly or monthly reporting	Project teams	Export charts for reports quickly	Copy the chart as an image or export it as an image
5	Dashboard visual cleanup	Analysts	Keep chart styling consistent	Adjust theme colors, series colors, and chart elements

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Feature	Free users	WPS Premium
Basic Writer, Spreadsheet, and Presentation apps	Available	Available
Basic PDF features and PDF reading	Available	Available
Advanced PDF editing and more advanced tools	Limited or feature-dependent	Broader access
Cloud storage	1 GB	20 GB or more depending on the plan shown on the pricing page
AI tools and advanced templates	Some limits apply	More related features are available, depending on the current plan

Source: WPS Office pricing page; Why pay for WPS Office

Recommendations

Usage scenario	Recommended plan	Why
Create and review standard dashboard area charts	Free	Area Chart itself has no membership limit in this feature workflow
Need more PDF, cloud, or AI-related capabilities	WPS Premium	Better for users who also need broader advanced office features

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Source: WPS Office pricing page