WPS Sankey Diagram on macOS: Introduction

WPS Sankey Diagram is a flow analysis chart in dashboards on macOS; this guide covers 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

Sankey Diagram is a chart component in WPS Office dashboards on macOS. It is used to show how data moves between nodes and how values are distributed across different stages.

Core tasks include:

Add a Sankey Diagram component to a dashboard.
Edit, duplicate, copy as image, export as image, or delete a chart.
Configure the data source, data range, node categories, node height, sort order, and detail fields.
Adjust chart styles such as theme colors, node colors, and data labels.

It is useful for user journey analysis, resource flow tracking, sales process review, and multi-stage allocation analysis.

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
Network	Internet access is needed for download, sign-in, and online collaboration; local chart editing does not require a constant connection
Other	You need an editable dashboard and a usable data table for chart setup

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Open WPS Office, enter a dashboard, and confirm that the Sankey Diagram entry appears under + Add Components

Source: WPS Download Center

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	You can add a Sankey Diagram directly in a dashboard and then configure data, adjust styles, copy the chart, or export it as an image.	Official Microsoft results show Sankey support mainly through Excel add-ins rather than a standard native chart type.	Google provides official Sankey chart documentation through Google Charts, but this is not a standard built-in chart type in Google Sheets.	Notion chart view supports bar, line, donut, and number charts, but not Sankey diagrams.	Acrobat Desktop Help focuses on PDF creation, editing, and conversion rather than native Sankey chart creation.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: You can complete insertion, configuration, and style adjustment inside the dashboard. Distinct: The same chart entry also supports copy as image and export as image workflows.	Compared with WPS: Excel relies more on add-ins to add Sankey functionality.	Compared with WPS: Google's official Sankey capability is more developer-oriented than dashboard-based configuration.	Compared with WPS: Notion focuses on general chart views and does not provide a Sankey chart type.	Compared with WPS: Adobe Acrobat is centered on PDF workflows instead of dashboard flow analysis.
Official Source	—	Sankey Diagram for Excel by ChartExpo	Sankey Diagram	Chart view	Acrobat Desktop Help

Overall Conclusion: If you want to build and adjust a Sankey-style flow chart directly inside a macOS dashboard, WPS keeps the workflow more centralized. Other products can cover adjacent visualization needs, but their Sankey-related paths are more limited, more developer-focused, or outside the same dashboard workflow.

Source: Google Charts Sankey Diagram

Source: Notion Chart view

Source: Adobe Acrobat Desktop Help

Source: Microsoft Marketplace Sankey Diagram for Excel

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable for	Main challenge	How it helps
1	User journey analysis	Operations teams, product teams	It is hard to see how users move from entry points to conversion stages	Use a Sankey Diagram to show flow relationships between pages or stages
2	Sales process review	Sales managers	It is difficult to compare drop-off and conversion across stages	Show stage distribution through node and link widths
3	Resource allocation display	Project managers, team leads	Cross-team resource flow is hard to present in one view	Use a Sankey Diagram to show budget, staffing, or task flow
4	Dashboard reporting	Analysts, team leads	Reports need a clearer flow-based visual	Insert the chart directly in a dashboard and export it as an image
5	Multi-dimensional filtering	Data analysts	It is hard to switch viewing angles when many fields are involved	Adjust the result through data range, node categories, and sort order

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free users	WPS Premium
Add a Sankey Diagram in dashboards	✅	✅
Configure chart data and styles	✅	✅
Some advanced PDF editing and related features	Basic or limited access depending on the product page	More advanced features and extended benefits
Cloud storage and multi-user sharing options	Basic storage and basic usage	Higher storage or broader sharing options

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Source: Why do I need to pay for WPS Office?

Recommendations

Usage scenario	Recommended plan	Why
You mainly use dashboard chart basics	Free	The Sankey Diagram workflow described here does not require membership
You also need more PDF, cloud, or sharing benefits	WPS Premium	Suitable for users who want broader office benefits in one subscription

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