How to Transfer Document Ownership in WPS on macOS

Use Transfer Document Ownership in WPS on macOS through 3 how-to topics; all 3 are available without membership and 0 are membership-related.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Transfer document ownership from the Share panel

Entry: Open the document → Share at the upper right → Advanced Settings → Transfer Document Ownership

1. Open the collaborative document whose ownership you want to transfer, then click Share at the upper right.
2. In the Share panel, click Advanced Settings.
3. Click Transfer Document Ownership.
4. Choose Transfer to Contact or Transfer by Link.
5. Follow the on-screen prompts to confirm and wait for the transfer to take effect.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: You can see the Transfer Document Ownership option and transfer methods.
• Next action available: You can continue by selecting a recipient or generating a transfer link.
• No side effect: The document content is not edited immediately when you start the transfer.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the document is not already shared for collaboration, the entry may not appear.
• Environment note: Keep your account signed in and your network connection active.

2. Transfer document ownership from the file action menu

Entry: Open the document → File Action button at the upper left → Document Management → Transfer Document Ownership

1. Open the collaborative document whose ownership you want to transfer.
2. Click the File Action button at the upper left.
3. Select Document Management.
4. Click Transfer Document Ownership.
5. Choose the transfer method and complete the confirmation.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The Transfer Document Ownership entry appears in Document Management.
• Next action available: You can enter the transfer flow and choose a recipient.
• No side effect: Ownership is not handed over before confirmation.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Opening file actions without continuing to Document Management can cause you to miss the transfer entry.
• Environment note: This action is available for shared documents only.

3. Transfer document ownership from the WPS home page

Entry: My Cloud Documents → Share on the right side of the document → Document Management → Transfer Document Ownership

1. Open the WPS home page and find the target document in My Cloud Documents.
2. Click the blue Share button on the right side of the document.
3. Click Document Management and then Transfer Document Ownership.
4. Choose contact-based transfer or link-based transfer.
5. Confirm the action to complete the ownership transfer.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: You can open Share and Document Management directly from the home page document list.
• Next action available: You can complete the transfer flow without opening the document body first.
• No side effect: Other documents that are not selected are not affected.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Selecting the wrong document on the home page starts the transfer flow for the wrong file.
• Environment note: The target file must already be saved in cloud documents.