WPS Black Screen and White Screen on Windows: Introduction

WPS Black Screen and White Screen is a temporary screen-cover feature during slide shows; it includes 3 core tasks, with 3 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	3	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	3	Matches the number of Free rows in the index
Membership-related items	0	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index
Membership limit	None	Black screen and white screen controls are available during slide shows
Version requirement	No specific limit	Using the latest WPS Office version is recommended

About This Feature

Overview

Black Screen and White Screen let you temporarily hide the current slide during a presentation and switch the display to a fully black or fully white screen. This is useful when you want to pause visual content, guide audience attention back to the speaker, or create a short transition during a slideshow in WPS Office on Windows.

Core tasks include:

Switch to Black Screen: hide the current slide and show a black screen during the slide show.
Switch to White Screen: hide the current slide and show a white screen during the slide show.
Resume Display: return to the original slide by pressing any key or clicking the mouse.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Windows device that can run WPS Office normally
App version	The latest WPS Office version is recommended
Network	No mandatory internet connection is required for local slide shows
Other	Open a presentation file and enter Slide Show mode first

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Installation	Download and install the WPS Office client for Windows
Check after installation	Open WPS Presentation, start a slide show, and right-click to check the Screen menu

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	During Slide Show mode, you can open the Screen menu from the right-click menu, switch to a black screen or white screen, and return by pressing any key or clicking the mouse.	PowerPoint supports showing a blank black slide or blank white slide during a presentation, with shortcuts such as B or . for black and W or , for white.	Google Slides supports showing a blank black slide or blank white slide during a presentation, and the official shortcuts include b for black and w for white.	Notion Presentation Mode turns a page into a fullscreen slide deck with keyboard navigation, but its official help page does not describe black-screen or white-screen masking during a presentation.	Acrobat supports fullscreen PDF presentation mode and page navigation for presentations, but its official guidance focuses on fullscreen viewing and transitions rather than black-screen or white-screen masking.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS keeps black screen, white screen, and resume display focused on live presentation control, with a direct menu path and clear shortcuts.	Compared with WPS: similar blank-screen controls are available, but the official guidance is presented mainly through shortcut documentation and presenter tools.	Compared with WPS: similar blank-screen controls are available in Google Slides, mainly within the browser-based presentation environment.	Compared with WPS: it is designed more for page-based presenting and does not provide a directly corresponding black-screen or white-screen control in the official documentation.	Compared with WPS: it is better aligned with fullscreen PDF viewing than slide-show masking during a presentation.
Official Source	—	PowerPoint presentation shortcuts	Present slides	Presentation mode	Prepare PDFs for presentation

Overall Conclusion
If you need to temporarily hide slide content and quickly return to the same slide, WPS provides a direct presentation control workflow for that purpose. Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides also support comparable blank-screen actions, while Notion and Adobe focus more on fullscreen page or document presentation scenarios.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable for	Main issue	How this feature helps
1	Pause during speaking	Presenters, trainers	The current slide stays visible and distracts the audience	Switch to a black or white screen to move attention back to the speaker
2	Q&A transition	Hosts, speakers	You need a short pause without leaving one slide on screen	Use black screen or white screen as a temporary cover
3	Device adjustment on site	Teachers, event staff	You do not want to keep showing the current slide while adjusting equipment	Turn on black screen or white screen before making adjustments
4	Presentation pacing	Sales staff, project presenters	You need better control over when the audience sees content	Use a temporary screen cover to create pauses and transitions
5	Resume the same slide	All slideshow users	You need to continue from the same slide after a pause	Press any key or click the mouse to restore the slide

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Feature	Free	WPS Premium
Black screen and white screen during slide shows	✅ Available	✅ Available
Basic PDF features	✅ Available	✅ Available
Cloud storage	1 GB	20 GB
Templates	Basic templates	More advanced templates and additional benefits

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended plan	Why
Everyday presentations, classroom teaching, standard reporting	Free	The black screen and white screen feature itself is available without membership
More cloud storage, more templates, or broader advanced office features	WPS Premium	Suitable if you also need expanded document, PDF, template, and cloud-related capabilities

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