How to Use WPS Underline on macOS

Use WPS Underline with 5 how-to topics covering adding, removing, style changes, and different entry points; choose a topic from the index and follow the steps.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Add an Underline

Entry path: Home tab → Underline button

1. Select the text that you want to underline.
2. Click the Home tab.
3. Click the Underline button.
4. Check whether an underline appears below the selected text.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: An underline appears below the selected text.
• What you can do next: You can continue typing, copying, or adjusting other text formatting.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If you do not select text first, the underline state may affect text you type afterward.
• Environment note: If the document is read-only, text formatting may not be editable.

2. Add an Underline Through Text Properties

Entry path: Home tab → Text Properties drop-down menu → Text Properties → Text tab → Underline button

1. Select the text that you want to underline.
2. Click the Home tab.
3. Open the Text Properties drop-down menu and select Text Properties.
4. In the right task pane, switch to the Text tab.
5. Click the Underline button to apply the setting.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The selected text shows an underline, and the right task pane remains available for more editing.
• What you can do next: You can continue adjusting other text properties in the same panel.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If you do not switch to the Text tab, you may not find the underline control.

3. Remove an Underline

Entry path: Home tab → Underline button

1. Select the text that already has an underline.
2. Click the Underline button again.
3. Check whether the underline below the text has been removed.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The text returns to a non-underlined state.
• What you can do next: You can continue applying other text formatting.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the selection is incomplete, only part of the underline may be removed.

4. Apply Underline from the Floating Toolbar

Entry path: Select text → Floating toolbar → Underline option

1. Select the text content that you want to underline.
2. Click the Underline button on the floating toolbar.
3. Check whether the text now shows an underline.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The text shows an underline immediately after using the floating toolbar.
• What you can do next: You can continue applying other common formatting from the floating toolbar.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the pointer moves away too quickly, the floating toolbar may disappear for a moment.

5. Change the Underline Style

Entry path: Home tab → Text Properties drop-down menu → Text Properties → Text tab → Underline

1. Select the text whose underline style you want to change.
2. Click the Home tab.
3. Open the Text Properties drop-down menu and select Text Properties.
4. In the right task pane, switch to the Text tab.
5. Click the style you want in the underline style area.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The underline style below the text changes.
• What you can do next: You can continue previewing and switching to other styles.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If you do not select text first, the style change may not apply to the target content.