WPS Insert Shape on Windows: Introduction

WPS Insert Shape in Slides helps you add and draw preset graphics on slides; this feature includes 4 core tasks, with 4 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	4	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	4	Matches the number of Free rows in the index
Membership-related items	0	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index

About This Feature

Overview

Insert Shape is a built-in drawing feature in WPS Slides for Windows. It lets you add preset shapes such as rectangles, circles, arrows, lines, flowchart elements, callouts, and stars to support structure diagrams, process visuals, and slide decoration.

You can open the shape library from either the Insert tab or the Home tab. After you insert a shape, you can drag to draw it on the slide and continue adjusting its style through the right-click menu or the side property pane. This guide is useful if you want to know how to insert shapes in WPS on Windows during everyday presentation editing.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
OS	A Windows device that can run WPS Office normally
App version	It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office
Network	No mandatory internet connection is required for local shape insertion and editing
Other	You need to be able to open WPS Slides and edit a presentation

Download & Installation

Before you use Insert Shape, install WPS Office on your Windows device and open the Slides component.

Item	Details
Official Download	WPS Office Free Download
Post-install Check	Launch WPS Slides, open any slide, and confirm that the Shape entry is visible on the Insert tab or the Home tab

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	In WPS Slides, you can open the shape library from the Insert tab or the Home tab, choose lines, rectangles, basic shapes, block arrows, flowchart shapes, callouts, and stars and banners, then drag on the slide to draw them.	Microsoft Office supports adding Shapes from the Insert tab. After drawing a shape, users can add text and adjust fill, outline, and other effects.	Google Docs uses the Drawing tool to create and edit drawings, including shapes, lines, text boxes, and images.	Notion mainly provides content blocks, images, files, and media. Its official help pages do not describe a presentation-style preset shape insertion tool equivalent to this workflow.	Adobe Acrobat supports adding shapes, lines, and freeform drawings in PDFs for commenting and markup.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: The shape entry is available directly inside the slide editing interface from both the Insert tab and the Home tab. Distinct: After insertion, you can continue styling the object through the right-click menu and the side property pane.	Compared with WPS: Microsoft also supports shape insertion and formatting, but its official guidance is broader across Office apps and does not reflect the same dual-entry path and side property workflow described here for WPS Slides.	Compared with WPS: Google relies on a Drawing canvas for shape editing in Docs, which fits embedded document drawings more than direct slide-page insertion in this Windows Slides workflow.	Compared with WPS: Notion focuses more on blocks and media management, and its official help content does not describe direct preset shape drawing on presentation pages in the same way.	Compared with WPS: Adobe centers this capability on PDF markup and review rather than slide layout and presentation graphics editing.
Official Source	—	Add shapes	Learn how to use drawings and markups	Images, files and media	Add shapes, lines, and freeform drawings

Overall Conclusion: If your main task is to add and format common graphics directly in presentation slides, WPS provides a workflow that stays close to slide editing. Microsoft and Google also support related drawing features, but their official paths and primary use cases differ. Notion and Adobe are better aligned with block-based content management or PDF markup scenarios.

Use Cases

#	Scenario	Target Users	Core Pain Point	Solution
1	Building process slides	Presenters, trainers	Need to show step relationships quickly	Insert flowchart shapes and arrows to organize the slide
2	Highlighting key information	Students, office users	Text alone does not stand out enough	Insert callouts, stars, or banner shapes to emphasize key points
3	Drawing basic diagrams	Product teams, operations teams, teachers	Need simple visual explanations	Use rectangles, circles, and lines to build basic diagrams
4	Keeping slide styles consistent	Presentation designers	Page elements look inconsistent	Use object properties to adjust fill, outline, and stacking order
5	Adding quick decorative elements	Everyday office users	Slides look too plain	Insert common shapes from the shape library to enrich the layout

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Feature	Free User	WPS Premium
Insert basic shapes	✅ Available	✅ Available
Draw and adjust shapes	✅ Available	✅ Available
Basic Office features	✅ Available	✅ Available
More cloud storage and some advanced benefits	Provided under the free plan	Includes more cloud storage and additional advanced benefits

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Use Case	Recommended Plan	Reason
Everyday shape insertion and editing	Free	This feature is described without a membership restriction, so regular slide editing is enough for most users
Need more cloud storage or other advanced benefits	WPS Premium	Suitable if you also want expanded storage, templates, or other extended benefits

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