How to Use WPS Shape Picture or Texture Fill on Windows

Use Shape Picture or Texture Fill through 5 how-to topics, including quick application, parameter customization, the Home tab entry, the right-click menu entry, and the side task pane entry; 5 items are available without membership and 0 are membership-related.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Apply a Picture or Texture Fill

Feature entry: Drawing Tools → Shape Styles → Shape Fill

1. Select the shape you want to fill.
2. Click the Drawing Tools tab.
3. Click Shape Fill.
4. Select Picture or Texture.
5. Click the picture or texture you want to apply to the current shape.
6. If you want to refine the result, click More Settings.

Success Criteria

• The selected picture or texture appears inside the shape.
• When you open More Settings, the related fill options are available.

Tips While Using

• Select the shape first so the fill setting applies to the correct object.
• A picture fill may stretch or tile depending on the shape and fill behavior.

2. Customize a Picture or Texture Fill

Feature entry: Drawing Tools → Shape Fill → More Settings → Object Properties → Fill

1. Select the shape you want to fill.
2. Click the Drawing Tools tab.
3. Open the Shape Fill menu and click More Settings.
4. In Object Properties on the right, open Fill & Line.
5. Select Fill, then choose Picture or Texture Fill.
6. Set Picture Fill or Texture Fill as needed.
7. Adjust Transparency, Placement, and the left, right, top, and bottom offsets.
8. Select Rotate with Shape if needed.
9. Preview the result and click a blank area to apply it.

Success Criteria

• The right-side pane shows picture or texture fill parameters.
• Changes to transparency, offsets, or placement update the shape appearance.

Tips While Using

• Offsets are useful for fine positioning, but large values may hide the main subject.
• If Rotate with Shape is selected, the fill direction changes together with the shape rotation.

3. Set a Picture or Texture Fill from the Home Tab

Feature entry: Home → Shapes → Shape Fill

1. Select the shape you want to fill.
2. Click the Home tab.
3. Click Shape Fill.
4. Select Picture or Texture.

Success Criteria

• You can apply a basic picture or texture fill without switching to Drawing Tools.
• The shape appearance updates to the selected fill effect.

Tips While Using

• This entry is useful for quick basic changes.
• For more detailed settings, continue to More Settings.

4. Set a Picture or Texture Fill from the Right-Click Menu

Feature entry: Shape right-click menu → Format Object

1. Select the target shape.
2. Right-click the shape.
3. Select Format Object.
4. In the Object Properties sidebar on the right, set the picture or texture fill style.

Success Criteria

• The right-click action opens the object properties sidebar directly.
• You can continue setting the fill type and related parameters in the sidebar.

Tips While Using

• This entry is convenient when you want to work close to the editing canvas.
• If no shape is selected, the right-click menu may show different options.

5. Set a Picture or Texture Fill from the Side Task Pane

Feature entry: Side task pane → Properties

1. Select the shape you want to edit.
2. Click the side Properties button.
3. In the Object Properties sidebar, open the fill settings.
4. Select picture or texture fill and adjust the parameters as needed.

Success Criteria

• The side task pane shows the object properties content.
• You can keep adjusting fill style and parameters in the same area.

Tips While Using

• The side task pane is useful when you want to preview and refine the result continuously.
• When editing several shapes in sequence, confirm which shape is currently selected.