WPS Scroll Bar on Windows: Introduction

WPS Scroll Bar is a presentation control for inserting and configuring a numeric scroll control on slides; 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 specified	The feature information states no version restriction

About This Feature

Overview

Scroll Bar is a developer-tool control in WPS Presentation that lets you insert a draggable slider on a slide to select a value within a defined range.

Core tasks include:

Insert a scroll bar control: draw a scroll bar on a slide to create a visual numeric adjustment entry.
Configure common properties: set Value, Min, Max, SmallChange, LargeChange, and Name.

This feature fits interactive presentations, numeric range demonstrations, teaching examples, and prototype slides. It helps present value changes more clearly and works well with other controls in slide-based interaction design.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Windows device that can run WPS Office normally
App version	Use the latest version of WPS Office when possible; no version restriction is specified for this feature
Network	No mandatory network connection is required for inserting and configuring this local control
Other	Access to the Developer Tools tab and an editable presentation file

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Open WPS Presentation, switch to the Developer Tools tab, and confirm that the Scroll Bar entry is available

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Lets you insert a Scroll Bar control in a presentation through Developer Tools and configure Value, Min, Max, SmallChange, LargeChange, and Name.	Microsoft documents a stand-alone ScrollBar control that can return or set another control’s value based on the scroll box position, and it can be resized horizontally or vertically.	Google Slides product pages highlight templates, collaboration, presenting, and recording, but do not describe a built-in scroll bar form control.	Notion databases support Number properties that can be formatted as progress bars, which helps display numeric status but is not a draggable scroll control inside presentation slides.	Adobe Acrobat supports multi-line form fields with Scroll Long Text so a scroll bar appears when entered text exceeds the field size.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: The feature is directly available for slide editing and property setup inside WPS Presentation, which suits numeric adjustment demos in slides.	Compared with WPS: the official documentation focuses on form or VBA control scenarios and typically relies on events and methods around the control.	Compared with WPS: the official feature set focuses on online presentation creation and collaboration rather than an equivalent built-in scroll control entry.	Compared with WPS: it is better suited to database value display and tracking, not a slide-level interactive control.	Compared with WPS: it mainly addresses scrolling in PDF form fields rather than a numeric slider control in presentation editing.
Official Source	—	ScrollBar control	Google Slides product page	Database properties	PDF form field properties

Overall Conclusion: If you need to insert and configure a numeric scroll control directly in a presentation, WPS fits the slide editing workflow more closely. The official materials for the other products focus more on forms, databases, or online presentation features, so their documented use cases are not the same as a slide-based scroll bar control.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable Users	Main Need	How Scroll Bar Helps
1	Showing value changes in class	Teachers and trainers	Need to explain numeric ranges visually during a presentation	Insert a scroll bar and set minimum, maximum, and step values
2	Prototype interaction demos	Product designers and proposal presenters	Need to simulate an adjustable control in slides	Draw a scroll bar from Developer Tools and adjust its properties
3	Explaining parameter ranges	Analysts and business presenters	Static text does not show range changes clearly	Use a scroll bar to show different value positions
4	Control linkage examples	Trainers and testers	Need to explain how control properties affect results	Demonstrate changes with Value, SmallChange, and LargeChange
5	Reusable presentation templates	Template designers	Need slide elements with an interactive feel	Set properties such as Name and reuse the slide layout

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free Users	WPS Premium
Inserting and configuring the Scroll Bar control	Available	Available
Basic PDF features	Available	Available with a broader feature range
Cloud storage	1 GB	20 GB
Template downloads	Limited	Broader access
AI features	Limited access to some features	Access to more AI features as described on the pricing page

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended Plan	Why
You only need to insert and configure a scroll bar in presentations	Free	This feature itself has no membership restriction
You also need more cloud storage, templates, and broader office capabilities	WPS Premium	Better suited to users who handle a wider range of office tasks regularly

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