WPS Meeting Controls on macOS: Introduction

WPS Meeting Controls on macOS helps hosts manage meeting order, participant permissions, and in-meeting controls; 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	Meeting control features can be used directly
Version limit	None	No specific version threshold is listed in the current material

About This Feature

Overview

Meeting Controls is the host control feature in WPS meetings on macOS. It is used to manage participant permissions, lock a meeting, and control in-meeting audio order.

Its main capabilities include:

Manage participants: open the side panel to configure join permissions, approval, sharing permissions, presenter assignment, and host transfer.
Lock a meeting: prevent new participants from joining after the meeting is locked.
Mute all: turn off audio for everyone at once and decide whether participants can unmute themselves.

This feature is suitable for team meetings, training sessions, internal communication, and meetings that require tighter order control.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A macOS device that can run WPS Office and meeting features normally
App version	It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office for Mac
Network	A stable internet connection is recommended for joining and managing online meetings
Other	Host permissions are required for meeting control actions; microphone and camera permissions should be enabled as needed

Source: System requirements for WPS Office

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Installation method	Download the Mac installer and complete setup by following the on-screen prompts
Post-install check	Launch WPS, enter a meeting, and confirm that the Meeting Controls entry is visible in the bottom toolbar

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Hosts can open the Meeting Controls panel during a meeting to set join permissions, join approval, lock the meeting, manage sharing permissions, assign a presenter, transfer host rights, remove participants, and mute all participants.	Microsoft Teams provides meeting options for lobby access, participant permissions, meeting lock, and attendee audio or video permissions.	Google Meet host controls support adding or removing people, chat moderation, audio lock, video lock, and co-host settings.	Notion publicly documents page and database sharing, access levels, and guest controls, but it does not provide a native meeting host control panel in the same way as meeting platforms do.	Adobe Connect lets hosts manage attendee roles, enhanced rights, attendee removal, and related microphone permissions through the Attendees pod and audio settings.
WPS Advantages	Distinct: WPS brings participant permissions, meeting lock, sharing control, presenter assignment, and host transfer together in one meeting control entry, which helps hosts act quickly during a live meeting.	Compared with WPS: Teams spreads related controls across meeting options and meeting controls, so hosts may switch between different settings areas.	Compared with WPS: Google Meet focuses on host management and safety controls, while its public guidance emphasizes host controls more than a single in-meeting entry for presenter assignment and host transfer.	Compared with WPS: Notion is designed more for document collaboration and permission management than for native live meeting host control.	Compared with WPS: Adobe Connect offers strong role and rights management, but related controls are distributed across the Attendees pod and audio settings.
Official Source	—	Meeting options in Microsoft Teams	Manage host controls	Sharing & permissions settings	Manage attendees in Attendees pod

Overall Conclusion
WPS Meeting Controls on macOS is well suited to hosts who need to manage participant permissions and meeting order quickly during a live session. Compared with other tools, WPS places several host actions in one entry, which can make in-meeting management more direct.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable Users	Core Need	Solution
1	Internal meeting order management	Team leads	Too many participants make speaking order hard to manage	Use Mute All to control audio status centrally
2	Meetings with sensitive content	Project owners	Unrelated people should not join midway	Turn on Lock Meeting to stop new participants from joining
3	Training or presentation sessions	Trainers and presenters	The host needs to control who can share or present	Configure sharing permissions and assign a presenter in Meeting Controls
4	Temporary host handoff	Current host	The meeting still needs active management after the host leaves	Use Transfer Host to keep the meeting running smoothly
5	Guest admission review	Organizers or admins	Participants need manual approval before joining	Turn on join approval and review requests before entry

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free Users	WPS Premium
Basic meeting control features	✅ Available	✅ Available
Basic PDF features	✅ Some basic features available	✅ More extended features available
Templates and cloud storage	Basic templates and 1 GB cloud storage	More advanced templates and higher cloud storage
AI and advanced tools	Some features are limited	More advanced tools and higher usage allowances

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Usage Scenario	Recommended Plan	Why
You mainly join meetings and use basic meeting controls	Free	The current meeting control information does not show a membership requirement
You also need more PDF, template, cloud storage, or AI features	WPS Premium	Better suited for users with broader office feature needs

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