WPS New on macOS: Introduction

WPS New on macOS is a dashboard creation feature in WPS Spreadsheets; 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
Version limits	None specified	No version threshold is described for this feature

About This Feature

Overview

New helps you create dashboards in WPS Spreadsheets on macOS. It combines charts, number cards, progress indicators, and other visual components into one data dashboard so you can review business data more quickly.

Core capabilities include:

Create a dashboard: Start a new dashboard view directly from a spreadsheet-style data table.
Add chart components: Use chart types such as bar, pie, line, and radar charts.
Refresh data automatically: Dashboard content updates as the underlying table data changes.
Save and share views: Keep the current dashboard view and share it with others through a link.

This feature is useful for project tracking, team reporting, and business metric reviews.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Mac device that can run WPS Office normally
App version	The latest version of WPS Office is recommended
Network	No strict requirement for local viewing and editing; a network connection is recommended for sharing and collaboration
Other	You need access to the target table and the required viewing or editing permissions

Source: System requirements for WPS Office

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Open WPS Office, open the target table, and confirm that the New entry and Dashboard option are available

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Creates dashboards inside WPS table-based data views, supports chart and metric components, refreshes with data changes, and supports sharing the current view.	Provides dashboard creation options with charts and report elements for centralized information display.	Provides report overview pages and chart-based metrics for summarized trends and key indicators.	Supports chart views and dashboard views for databases, with multiple charts and views combined in one place.	Provides report charts and filters for agreement and transaction statistics.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS keeps dashboard creation, configuration, viewing, and sharing close to the same data source, which helps teams build a visual board quickly.	Compared with WPS: dashboard creation is available, but the experience is more oriented to site pages or report containers.	Compared with WPS: more focused on admin reporting and overview monitoring than interactive dashboard building around a table.	Compared with WPS: chart and dashboard features are available, but the free plan limits chart availability.	Compared with WPS: mainly focused on reporting for signing workflows rather than general-purpose dashboards built from table data.
Official Source	—	Getting started with dashboards	Reports overview	Chart view	Overview of report charts

Overall Conclusion: WPS offers a more direct path when you want to build and share a dashboard around table data on macOS. Other products also provide charts or dashboards, but their focus is more on site pages, admin reports, database views, or signing analytics.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable for	Main challenge	How this feature helps
1	Project progress dashboard	Project managers	Need a quick view of task completion	Use charts and number cards to summarize progress
2	Sales data summary	Sales teams	Metrics are spread across multiple fields	Show volume, amount, and trends with chart components
3	Weekly operations review	Operations staff	Need one visual page for recurring reports	Save the dashboard view and present it directly
4	Shared team data panel	Cross-functional teams	Need others to review the same results quickly	Share the dashboard view with a link
5	Business overview monitoring	Managers	Need a broad view of changing metrics	Use automatic refresh to keep the dashboard current

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free users	WPS Premium
Create dashboards	✅ Available	✅ Available
Add chart components	✅ Available	✅ Available
Sharing and collaboration	✅ Available depending on permissions and network status	✅ Available depending on permissions and network status
Other premium services	Based on the current account benefits	More premium services may be available depending on the subscribed plan

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Usage scenario	Recommended plan	Why
Daily viewing and basic dashboard building	Free	This feature is described without a membership limit, so you can start using it directly
Broader office workflows that also need extra premium services	WPS Premium	Suitable if you also use other premium capabilities across WPS Office

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