WPS Contacts in Spreadsheet on Android: Introduction

WPS Contacts in Spreadsheet on Android links table records with contacts in the WPS address book; there are 3 core tasks, 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

Contacts in Spreadsheet is a field type in WPS Office on Android for multi-dimensional tables. It lets you connect each record with users from the WPS address book. A record can include one or more contacts, which is useful for owners, participants, reviewers, and other collaboration roles.

Core capabilities include:

Create a contacts field and set its field name and rules.
Add contacts to a record from the WPS address book.
Turn on notifications for newly inserted contacts when needed.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	An Android device that can run WPS Office normally
App version	The latest version of WPS Office is recommended
Network	Keep the device online when selecting contacts or sending notifications
Other	Signing in to a WPS account is recommended for address book access and collaboration data

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Open WPS Office, enter a table, and confirm that the Contacts field type is available

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	On Android, WPS can create a Contacts field in a table, link records to the WPS address book, support multiple contacts, and allow notification settings for new contacts.	Excel official documentation describes linked data types and connected data experiences, but no official page in the reviewed results shows a direct Android spreadsheet contact field equivalent.	Google officially supports people smart chips on Android in Google Docs, but the documented feature is in document collaboration rather than a Sheets cell-level contact field.	Notion databases include a Person property for tagging workspace members or guests in database items.	Acrobat on Android focuses on PDF review, comments, and sharing workflows rather than a spreadsheet contact field.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS keeps contact linking, multi-contact selection, and notification settings in one table-field workflow on Android.	Compared with WPS: the official page focuses on linked data types, not a record-level contact field inside a mobile spreadsheet.	Compared with WPS: the official Android page covers people smart chips in Docs, not a spreadsheet record field.	Compared with WPS: the Person property works in a database workspace model rather than a spreadsheet field inside a sheet.	Compared with WPS: Acrobat supports document review collaboration, not the same spreadsheet contact-field workflow.
Official Source	—	Excel linked data types	Insert smart chips in Google Docs - Android	Database properties in Notion	Review documents in Acrobat on mobile

Overall Conclusion

For Android table collaboration, WPS places contact assignment, multi-select behavior, and notification options inside one field workflow. The official pages reviewed for other products describe adjacent capabilities, but they do not present the same spreadsheet contact-field flow in the same way.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable for	Main issue	How it helps
1	Task owner assignment	Project members	Records need a clear owner	Create a Contacts field and assign an owner to each record
2	Approval tracking	Team managers	Approver information is scattered	Add approver contacts to each record for centralized viewing
3	Collaboration reminders	Team collaborators	New participants may miss updates	Turn on notifications for newly inserted contacts
4	Customer follow-up sheets	Sales teams	Follow-up records are hard to match with people	Link each customer record to related contacts
5	Event execution lists	Operations teams	One item may involve several people	Use multi-contact selection to maintain all participants

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free	WPS Premium
Basic use of the Contacts field	✅ Available	✅ Available
Basic PDF features	✅ Available	✅ Available
Cloud storage	1 GB	20 GB
Advanced PDF and broader advanced tools	Limited or available as listed on the pricing page	Broader availability
AI tools	Some limits apply	Broader availability, with some daily usage limits

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended plan	Why
You mainly need contact fields in tables	Free	The feature description shows no membership restriction for this field
You also need more cloud storage, PDF tools, or broader advanced office features	WPS Premium	Better suited to wider document work and extended office needs

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