WPS Shape Effect - Glow on Windows: Introduction

WPS Shape Effect - Glow on Windows helps you add preset or custom glow styling to shapes in presentations; 4 core tasks are covered, 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
Version limits	None stated	No version gate is described for this feature
Membership limits	None stated	This feature can be used directly

About This Feature

Overview

Shape Effect - Glow is a built-in shape styling feature in WPS Presentation for Windows. It is used to add a glow appearance to a selected shape and supports further adjustment of preset style, color, size, and transparency.

Core tasks include:

Apply a glow preset to a shape for quick visual emphasis.
Customize glow settings in object properties.
Open glow settings from the right-click format menu.
Adjust glow continuously from the side properties pane.

This feature is useful for highlighting key graphics, improving cover-slide visuals, refining slide hierarchy, and keeping a consistent visual style across shapes.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	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 glow settings
Other	Open a presentation in WPS Presentation and select a shape before editing the effect

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Open WPS Presentation, insert or select a shape, and look for the Effects entry under Drawing Tools

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Lets you apply glow presets to shapes from Drawing Tools and adjust preset, color, size, and transparency in object properties.	Microsoft Office lets users apply Glow to shapes, text, and other objects, with options for presets, color, size, and transparency.	Google Slides highlights templates, animations, transitions, GIFs, stickers, and image features on its official product page, but that page does not describe a dedicated glow control for shapes.	Notion supports text styling, colors, callouts, and page customization, but it does not present a slide-shape glow effect workflow.	Adobe Illustrator supports creating inner glow or outer glow effects for artwork, with a more design-focused editing workflow.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS provides a direct shape-editing path in the presentation interface, with both preset application and property-based adjustment for quick slide formatting.	Compared with WPS: Microsoft also offers glow controls, but its official guidance covers multiple Office apps and object types rather than a WPS-style presentation-specific path.	Compared with WPS: Google Slides focuses more on collaborative presentation creation and visual assets on the cited page, while a dedicated shape glow setting is not described there.	Compared with WPS: Notion is oriented more toward page content organization and styling than presentation-shape visual effects.	Compared with WPS: Adobe offers deeper design-oriented glow editing, but its workflow is aimed at illustration work rather than lightweight slide editing.
Official Source	—	Format objects or text with glow or soft edges	Google Slides product page	Style and customize your page	Create inner or outer glow in Illustrator

Overall Conclusion

For shape glow adjustments inside presentation editing, WPS offers a direct workflow with preset and property controls in the same editing environment. Microsoft provides similar glow parameters across Office objects, while Adobe is more suitable for design-heavy artwork editing. Google Slides and Notion focus on different presentation and content workflows on the cited official pages.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable For	Main Need	How It Helps
1	Highlighting a cover graphic	Presentation creators	The cover shape does not stand out enough	Apply a glow preset to the main visual shape
2	Emphasizing a process node	Trainers and presenters	Key steps are easy to miss	Adjust glow color and size to highlight the node
3	Building a tech-style slide	Marketing and design collaborators	Visual tone is inconsistent	Use object properties to unify glow settings
4	Revising an existing effect quickly	Everyday office users	No need to redraw the shape	Open settings from the right-click menu or side pane
5	Fine-tuning slide hierarchy	Report presenters	Visual layering feels weak	Use transparency to control glow intensity

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free	WPS Premium
Shape glow effect	Available	Available
Basic Office features	Available	Available
Advanced Office, PDF, and AI extensions	Some features are limited	More advanced capabilities are available
Cloud storage	1 GB	Higher cloud storage plans are available

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended Plan	Why
Everyday presentation editing and basic shape styling	Free	This glow feature itself has no membership restriction
Broader use of advanced tools, templates, or extended Office features	WPS Premium	Suitable if you also need more advanced Office, PDF, or AI-related capabilities

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