WPS Table Effects on Windows: Introduction

WPS Table Effects is a table styling feature in WPS Presentation; 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

About This Feature

Overview

Table Effects is a built-in feature in WPS Presentation for Windows that adds visual effects such as shadows and reflections to tables, helping slides look clearer and more layered.

Core capabilities include:

Apply preset table effects: quickly apply shadow or reflection presets for faster slide styling.
Customize table effects: adjust color, transparency, size, and related effect settings in the object properties pane.

This feature works well for data report slides, project summary slides, and pages that need stronger visual emphasis on tabular content.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Windows device that can run WPS Office normally
App version	The latest version of WPS Office is recommended
Network	No mandatory network connection is required for local table effect editing
Other	You need a presentation file with a selectable table object

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Verify after installation	Open WPS Presentation, insert or open a slide with a table, and select the table to check the Effects entry

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Supports adding shadow and reflection effects to tables in presentations, with both preset application and parameter adjustment.	Microsoft support pages describe adding shadows to shapes or text and styling tables with shading, but the official help pages reviewed do not describe the same table shadow or reflection workflow as WPS.	Google Docs official help focuses on inserting, styling, resizing, merging, and sorting tables, without describing table shadow or reflection effects.	Notion official help describes simple tables for rows, columns, headers, merged cells, and lightweight information display rather than presentation-style visual effects.	Adobe official help describes adding reflection or shadow to objects in Captivate, but that workflow is for object editing rather than a presentation table styling panel.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS focuses directly on table objects in presentations, so you can apply a preset effect and then refine shadow or reflection settings in one workflow.	Compared with WPS: official guidance is more centered on shapes, text, or table shading, so the table effect path is less focused for this use case.	Compared with WPS: the documented workflow is oriented toward basic table editing and structure instead of presentation-oriented visual effects.	Compared with WPS: useful for organizing information in simple tables, but not designed around slide table effects.	Compared with WPS: object reflection and shadow are documented, but the product scenario is different from direct presentation table beautification.
Official Source	—	Add a shadow to text or a shape	Add and edit tables	Simple tables vs databases	How to add reflection to objects in Adobe Captivate Classic

Overall Conclusion
WPS Table Effects is more directly aligned with presentation table styling than the official workflows reviewed for the alternatives above. If your goal is to make tables stand out on slides with a faster visual editing path, WPS provides a more focused workflow for this scenario.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable for	Main issue	Recommended approach
1	Data report slide styling	Business users	Tables look clear but visually flat	Add shadow or reflection to improve emphasis
2	Project summary presentation	Project managers	Slide styles feel inconsistent	Use preset table effects for faster visual consistency
3	Teaching material emphasis	Teachers	Key tables do not stand out enough	Adjust transparency and size in the effects pane
4	Proposal deck layout refinement	Sales and proposal teams	Tables do not blend well with the page hierarchy	Use table effects to improve visual layering
5	Review and recap materials	Team members	Important data needs stronger presence	Add shadow or reflection for clearer visual focus

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free users	WPS Premium
Table shadow and reflection effects	✅ Available	✅ Available
Basic presentation editing	✅ Available	✅ Available
Broader account benefits	Depends on the current account benefits shown in WPS	Check the pricing page for the full benefit scope

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Usage scenario	Recommended plan	Why
Everyday slide editing and basic table beautification	Free	The feature description shows no membership restriction for this workflow
Users who also want to review broader account benefits	WPS Premium	Useful if you also need to compare additional membership-related benefits beyond this feature

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