WPS Speaker Notes on Windows: Introduction

WPS Speaker Notes is a presentation feature for adding private speaking prompts to each slide; this guide covers 5 core tasks, with 5 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	5	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	5	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

Speaker Notes in WPS Presentation lets you add presenter-only notes to each slide so you can keep talking points, timing reminders, and supporting details with the presentation. These notes are intended for the presenter and are not shown directly to the audience during normal playback.

On Windows, WPS provides several note-related entry points in the same presentation workflow, including the bottom Notes button, the notes area in Normal view, Notes Page view, the Slide Show tab, and note viewing during a presentation.

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	Adding, editing, and viewing local speaker notes usually does not require a constant internet connection
Other	You need an editable presentation file and access to Normal view or Slide Show mode

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Installation	Download WPS Office for Windows and complete the setup with the installation wizard
Post-install check	Open WPS Presentation and confirm that you can find entries such as Notes, Notes Page, or Speaker Notes

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	WPS lets you add speaker notes to each slide and access them from the bottom notes area, Notes Page view, slide show related entries, and presentation-time note viewing.	PowerPoint lets you add notes in the Notes pane below each slide and view them in Presenter View while the audience sees only the slides.	Google Slides lets presenters open Speaker notes from Presenter view during a slideshow, which fits browser-based presentation workflows.	Notion Presentation Mode turns page sections into slides, but its official limitations state that speaker notes are not supported.	Acrobat can present PDFs in full-screen mode with page transitions, but it does not provide a dedicated speaker notes view for live presenting.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS keeps multiple note entry points inside one presentation file, so you can add notes while editing and refer to them again while presenting.	Compared with WPS: PowerPoint offers a mature Notes pane and Presenter View workflow with similar note visibility behavior.	Compared with WPS: Google Slides supports presenter view and speaker notes, but the experience depends more on browser and display setup.	Compared with WPS: Notion works well for page-based slide building, but its official help states that speaker notes are not supported.	Compared with WPS: Acrobat is oriented more toward full-screen PDF presentation than slide-by-slide speaker note editing.
Official Source	—	Add speaker notes to your slides	Present slides	Presentation mode	Prepare PDFs for presentation

Overall Conclusion
If you want to manage notes in the same file during both editing and presenting, WPS Speaker Notes provides a direct workflow on Windows. Other products also support presentation-related note or presentation features, but their fit varies depending on whether you need browser presentation, page-based presenting, or PDF playback.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable For	Main Need	How Speaker Notes Help
1	Teaching prompts	Teachers and trainers	Keep lecture order and supporting explanations on hand	Add teaching notes to each slide
2	Business presentation cues	Sales staff and project managers	Avoid missing key figures or conclusions while presenting	Write key prompts before the slideshow and review them while speaking
3	Meeting pacing reminders	Hosts and team leads	Track timing and transitions during a presentation	Add timing cues and transition lines in notes
4	Notes page printing	Trainers and presenters	Prepare printed materials with notes	Organize note content in Notes Page view before printing
5	Fast editing from different views	Everyday office users	Reach note entry points quickly in different interfaces	Use the status bar, notes area, Notes Page, or Slide Show entry based on the current view

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free	WPS Premium
Basic Speaker Notes use	✅ Available	✅ Available
Core office features	✅ Basic features	✅ Basic features plus more advanced tools
Advanced PDF editing and conversion	Limited	More complete access
Templates and cloud storage	Basic templates and 1 GB cloud storage	More templates and higher cloud storage
AI-related tools	Some limits apply	More AI usage benefits

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Use Case	Recommended Plan	Why
You only need to add and view speaker notes in presentations	Free	Speaker Notes itself can be used without membership
You also need more PDF, template, or AI capabilities	WPS Premium	Suitable for users who often work across presentations, documents, and advanced office tasks

Membership page: Subscribe to WPS Premium