WPS Data Table Field Management on Android: Introduction

WPS Data Table Field Management is a field-structure maintenance feature for multidimensional tables on Android; 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

Data Table Field Management is a built-in feature in WPS Office for Android multidimensional tables. It helps you maintain the field structure of a data table in one place. With this feature, you can add fields, edit fields, reorder fields, and hide fields on mobile, making it easier to keep table structures organized and collaboration views clear.

Core capabilities include:

Add fields: Create new columns when you need extra data dimensions.
Edit fields: Update field names and field types for clearer structure definitions.
Reorder fields: Drag fields into a more useful display order.
Hide fields: Temporarily hide fields that are not needed in the current view while keeping the data.

This feature is useful for mobile table maintenance, collaborative table cleanup, and quick structure updates while working away from a desktop.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	Android phone or tablet
App version	Recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office
Network	A network connection is recommended when opening online multidimensional tables or syncing collaboration changes
Other	You need access to a multidimensional table and edit permission for the current data table

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Post-install check	Open WPS Office, open a multidimensional table, then go to Tools > Field Management and confirm the entry is available

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	On Android, WPS lets you manage data-table fields in one place, including adding fields, editing fields, reordering fields, and hiding fields.	Microsoft’s official Excel for Android page explains that you can select columns or rows and move a selected column or row by tap-hold-drag, along with other touch editing actions.	Google Sheets for Android officially supports freezing, grouping, hiding, and merging rows and columns for basic column visibility management.	Notion officially supports creating properties, editing properties, deleting properties, and hiding or showing properties in database views.	Adobe Acrobat officially focuses on converting PDF files to Excel while preserving columns and layout, rather than native spreadsheet field management.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS provides a focused field-management flow on Android, so adding, editing, sorting, and hiding fields can be handled in one place.	Compared with WPS: the official page confirms moving columns or rows, but it does not present a dedicated field-management panel for data-table structure tasks.	Compared with WPS: it focuses more on row and column display controls such as hide, group, and freeze, with less emphasis on editing field types.	Compared with WPS: it manages database properties and visibility, but the experience is based on database properties rather than spreadsheet-style field management.	Compared with WPS: it is centered on PDF-to-Excel conversion, not ongoing table-field structure maintenance.
Official Source	—	Excel for Android touch guide	Freeze, group, hide, or merge rows & columns - Android	Database properties	How to convert a PDF to Excel

Overall Conclusion
WPS Data Table Field Management is a closer fit for mobile table-structure maintenance on Android. Microsoft and Google provide part of the related column operations on mobile, Notion is more database-property oriented, and Adobe is not a direct field-management alternative for this workflow.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable for	Main issue	Solution
1	Add new business fields	Table maintainers	The current table is missing a new data dimension	Use Add Field to create a new column
2	Standardize field naming	Collaborators	Field names or types are inconsistent and affect data entry	Use Edit to update the field name and field type
3	Adjust display order	Mobile workers	Important fields appear too far back in the table	Drag field titles to reorder them
4	Simplify the current view	Collaborators	Too many fields reduce reading efficiency	Hide fields that are not needed for the moment
5	Keep collaboration in sync	Team members	Structural changes need to stay visible to collaborators	Update fields in Field Management so the new structure is reflected in collaboration

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free	WPS Premium
Basic data table field management	✅ Available for adding, editing, sorting, and hiding fields	✅ Available
PDF to Word/Excel/PPT and related tools	❌ Full conversion tools are not included	✅ Related PDF tools are included
Cloud storage	1 GB	20 GB
Templates and advanced features	Basic templates and basic features	More advanced features and more templates

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Use case	Recommended plan	Why
You only need to manage multidimensional table fields on Android	Free	The feature workflow shown here does not require membership
You also need more PDF tools, more cloud storage, or more advanced features	WPS Premium	Better suited to users with broader document-processing and online resource needs

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