WPS Theme is the dashboard styling feature in WPS on macOS; 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
Theme helps you keep a dashboard visually consistent by adjusting colors, fonts, and the overall appearance in one place.
Core tasks include:
- Switch dashboard themes to apply a preset visual style.
- Change theme colors for the current dashboard, including a follow-background option.
- Change theme images with preset background images.
- Upload a custom theme image in JPG or PNG format, up to 20 MB per file.
This feature is useful for team reporting, business dashboards, project overviews, and data presentation.
System Requirements
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating system | A Mac device that can run WPS Office normally |
| App version | The latest version of WPS Office for Mac is recommended |
| Network | No mandatory network connection is required for local theme changes; downloading and installing WPS requires internet access |
| Other | You need access to a dashboard view in WPS; uploading a custom image requires access to local files |
Download & Installation
Before using Theme, install WPS Office on your Mac.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Official download | WPS Office Free Download |
| Check after installation | Open WPS Office, open a dashboard, and confirm that the Theme button appears at the top right |
Source: WPS Download Center
Compare with Alternatives
| Dimension | WPS | Microsoft | Notion | Adobe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capability Summary | Supports switching preset dashboard themes, colors, and images, and also supports uploading a custom image as the dashboard background. | Power BI supports applying preset themes to a dashboard, customizing colors, using background images, and uploading JSON themes. | Looker Studio supports report themes, with controls for fonts, colors, backgrounds, and theme extraction from an image. | Notion supports Dashboard views for databases and also supports page styling such as fonts, colors, icons, and covers. | Adobe Express supports adding color themes to a brand for consistent visual styling across design content. |
| WPS Advantages | Advantage: The Theme entry is grouped in one panel at the top right of the dashboard, making it convenient to adjust theme, color, image, and custom background in one workflow. | Compared with WPS: Power BI focuses more on dashboard-wide color themes and JSON-based customization. | Compared with WPS: Looker Studio focuses on report-level styling, including fonts, backgrounds, and chart theme settings. | Compared with WPS: Notion focuses more on page layout and database view arrangement, rather than a dedicated dashboard theme panel. | Compared with WPS: Adobe Express focuses more on brand design and creative content, rather than a data dashboard theme panel. |
| Official Source | — | Use dashboard themes in the Power BI service | Themes | Dashboards view Style & customize your page | Add color theme to your brand |
Overall Conclusion
WPS Theme fits users who want to adjust dashboard appearance quickly inside a WPS dashboard workflow on macOS. If your main goal is to switch dashboard styles and backgrounds directly in the current view, WPS offers a straightforward path, while the other products focus more on BI reporting, page customization, or brand design workflows.
Use Cases
| No. | Scenario | Suitable for | Main challenge | How Theme helps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weekly dashboard styling | Team leads | The default style is not clear enough for reporting | Apply a preset theme for a more consistent visual style |
| 2 | Brand color alignment | Operations and marketing teams | Dashboard colors do not match brand needs | Change theme colors to match presentation needs |
| 3 | Campaign dashboard setup | Project members | The dashboard needs a more suitable visual background | Switch to a preset theme image |
| 4 | Custom cover display | Data analysts | Preset images do not fit the scenario | Upload a custom image as the dashboard background |
| 5 | Multiple dashboard differentiation | Multi-project teams | Different dashboards are hard to distinguish | Use different themes for different dashboards |
Membership & Benefits
Free vs WPS Premium
| Capability | Free users | WPS Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Writer, Spreadsheet, and Presentation core components | Available | Available |
| Theme switching | Available | Available |
| Template downloads | Basic templates | More advanced templates and broader download benefits |
| Cloud storage | 1 GB | 20 GB or higher depending on plan |
| Some advanced PDF and AI features | Limited or plan-based | More related features available depending on the purchased plan |
Source: WPS Office pricing page
Recommendations
| Scenario | Recommended plan | Why |
|---|---|---|
| You only need to switch dashboard themes, colors, or backgrounds | Free version | The current Theme feature can be used directly for everyday dashboard styling |
| You also need more templates, cloud storage, or other advanced office features | WPS Premium | Better suited for broader content and extended benefits across WPS features |
How to Subscribe
- WPS membership center: Subscribe to WPS Premium
Source: WPS Office pricing page