WPS Lock View on Windows: Introduction

WPS Lock View is a view protection feature for multidimensional tables; it includes 2 core tasks, with 2 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	2	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	2	Matches the number of Free rows in the index
Membership-related items	0	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index
Version limit	None	Available in the current supported multidimensional table environment

About This Feature

Overview

Lock View helps you lock the configured display settings of a specific view in a multidimensional table, including filters, sorting, grouping, field visibility, and row height. This helps reduce accidental changes by you or collaborators while keeping table data editable.

Core tasks include:

Lock a view: Keep the current view configuration in place so display rules are not changed casually.
Unlock a view: Restore edit access to the view configuration when you need to adjust filters, sorting, or field visibility.

This feature works well for team collaboration, fixed summary views, external demos, and routine dashboard maintenance where consistent viewing results matter. If you are looking for how to lock a view in WPS on Windows, the steps below cover the main workflow.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Windows device that can run WPS Office normally
App version	The latest version of WPS Office is recommended
Network	A stable network is recommended when opening online multidimensional tables or syncing with collaborators
Other	You need access to the target multidimensional table and the required editing or management permissions

Source: WPS system requirements

Download & Installation

Before using Lock View, install WPS Office for Windows and sign in with an account that can access the target multidimensional table.

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Launch WPS Office, open the multidimensional table, and confirm that the view list is visible on the left

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Lock View can lock filters, sorting, grouping, field visibility, row height, and other display settings in a view while keeping table data editable.	Excel Sheet View lets collaborators create personal worksheet views and use sorting, filtering, and row or column hiding within those views.	Google Sheets supports filter views so filtering applies only to the current view, and it supports saving and switching between different filter views.	Notion databases support view-level filters, sorts, groups, and property visibility, and Lock database can prevent changes to views or properties.	Acrobat documentation mainly covers PDF viewing preferences, read mode, and full screen display, and does not describe a directly equivalent table-view locking feature.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS focuses on locking the display configuration of a single view directly, so teams can keep a consistent view without blocking data edits.	Compared with WPS: Excel emphasizes personal view isolation in collaboration, and the cited page does not describe a separate lock switch for one specific view configuration.	Compared with WPS: Google Sheets focuses on saving and switching filter views, so view protection is not presented as a separate lock switch.	Compared with WPS: Notion can lock the database so people cannot change views or properties, but the control scope is broader than a single view.	Compared with WPS: Adobe's documented capability here is centered on PDF reading and display settings rather than multidimensional table view locking.
Official Source	—	Create and manage Sheet Views in Excel	Sort and filter your data	Database settings	Viewing PDFs and viewing preferences

Overall Conclusion
If your main goal is to keep a shared multidimensional table view stable for everyone, WPS Lock View is closely aligned with that workflow. Other products offer view, filter, or permission controls, but they are more focused on personal views, database-wide restrictions, or PDF reading settings.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable For	Main Challenge	How Lock View Helps
1	Weekly team dashboard	Project managers, team leads	Collaborators change filters or sorting and affect shared results	Lock the dashboard view to keep display rules fixed
2	Summary data view	Operations and analysts	Important summary views are easy to change by mistake	Lock configured field visibility and grouping
3	External demo view	Sales and customer success teams	The view layout may look different before or after a demo	Configure the view first, then lock it
4	Daily collaboration table	Teams with multiple editors	Data still needs editing, but the view should stay stable	Lock the view configuration while keeping data editable
5	Permission-focused management	Admins and view owners	Teams need clearer control over who can change view settings	Combine permissions with the lock state to narrow changes

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free Users	WPS Premium
Basic Lock View usage	✅	✅
Basic PDF features	✅	✅
Advanced PDF editing and conversion	Limited	✅
Templates and cloud storage	Basic quota	More benefits and higher quota

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Use Case	Recommended Plan	Why
You only need to lock or unlock views in multidimensional tables	Free	This feature itself has no membership restriction
You also need more PDF, template, or cloud storage benefits	WPS Premium	A better fit for frequent document conversion, templates, and cross-device collaboration

Membership page: Subscribe to WPS Premium