WPS Sort on macOS: Introduction

WPS Sort is a record-sorting feature for multidimensional tables on macOS; this guide covers 3 core tasks, with 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
Version limit	None specified	The feature description states no version limit

About This Feature

Overview

Sort in WPS Office for macOS is a record-ordering feature for multidimensional tables. It helps you rearrange records by field values so you can review priority items, time-based records, or grouped results more clearly.

Core capabilities include:

Add a single-field sort to arrange records in ascending or descending order.
Build multi-field sorting to define sorting priority across several fields.
Manage sort rules in the current view so you can remove conditions and return to an unsorted display.

Common use cases include task tracking, sales data review, and project scheduling. It helps reduce time spent scanning long lists and makes the current view easier to review. Sort supports text, number, and date-style fields, and it changes only the display order in the current view rather than the underlying record content.

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 sorting; a stable connection is recommended for collaboration
Other	Open a data table that contains a multidimensional table and make sure you have permission to view or edit the current view

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Launch WPS Office for Mac, open a multidimensional table, and confirm that the Sort entry is available in the toolbar

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Supports ascending or descending sorting by field in multidimensional tables, with multiple sort conditions available in the same view.	Excel for Mac supports sorting by numbers, text, dates, custom lists, and multiple columns.	Google Sheets supports advanced range sorting and lets users add additional sort columns.	Notion database views support sorting by property and reordering multiple sort rules.	Acrobat Desktop Help focuses on PDF creation, editing, and page organization, and does not present a native multi-field data-table sorting workflow.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: The sort entry is managed directly from the current view toolbar for quick view-level adjustments. Distinct: Sorting changes the display order in the current view, which is useful when teams need different viewing perspectives for the same data.	Compared with WPS: Excel sorting is centered on worksheet ranges and table data in a traditional spreadsheet layout.	Compared with WPS: Sheets is strong for worksheet range sorting, with less emphasis on view-based data management.	Compared with WPS: Notion sorting is tied to database views rather than a cell-based spreadsheet workflow.	Compared with WPS: Acrobat is not a peer tool for structured table sorting.
Official Source	—	Sort a list of data in Excel for Mac	Sort and filter your data in Google Sheets	Views, filters, sorts & groups	Acrobat Desktop Help

Overall Conclusion
If your work centers on adjusting record order inside a multidimensional table view, WPS provides a direct view-level sorting workflow. Excel and Google Sheets are well suited to traditional worksheet sorting, while Notion is more database-view oriented and Adobe Acrobat is not positioned as a comparable table-sorting tool.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable for	Main challenge	How Sort helps
1	Priority task review	Project managers and team members	Important tasks are hard to identify in long lists	Sort by priority in descending order
2	Sales record review	Sales and operations teams	High-value or recent records need to be found quickly	Sort by amount or date
3	Multi-condition list cleanup	HR and administrative teams	One field is not enough to define the final order	Combine multiple sort conditions
4	Shared view management	Collaborative teams	Different members need different viewing orders	Set sort rules in the current view
5	Data review and reset	Data maintainers	Users may want to return to a normal view after sorting	Remove sort conditions to return to an unsorted display

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free	WPS Premium
Multidimensional table sorting	Available	Available
Basic PDF features	Available	Available
Templates and cloud storage	Basic allocation	More benefits and storage
Some advanced tools	Partially limited	Broader access

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended plan	Why
Everyday viewing and basic sorting	Free	Sort itself has no membership restriction in this feature guide and is suitable for routine data organization
Broader template, cloud, or advanced tool needs	WPS Premium	Better suited to users who also need additional productivity benefits

Membership page: Subscribe to WPS Premium