Delete in WPS on Windows: Introduction

Delete in WPS on Windows helps you remove sent chat messages in collaboration conversations; this guide covers 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
Main use case	Chat message cleanup	Suitable for removing one or multiple sent messages

About This Feature

Overview

Delete in WPS on Windows is a chat cleanup feature for collaboration conversations. It supports deleting a single sent message and deleting multiple messages in one action. Before the action is completed, a confirmation dialog appears so you can review the selection again.

Core capabilities include:

Delete one message: remove a single sent message from a chat.
Delete multiple messages: enter multi-select mode and remove several messages together.
Confirm before deletion: review the action in a confirmation dialog before it is applied.

In the chat window, you can open the relevant options from the right-click menu on a message. The same menu may also show Recall, which serves a different purpose.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Windows desktop or laptop environment
App version	It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office
Network	Collaboration chat features typically require a stable network connection
Other	Sign in with a WPS account that can access collaboration chat and open a chat conversation

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Installation method	Download the Windows installer and complete setup by following the on-screen prompts
Post-install check	Open WPS, sign in, enter a collaboration chat, and confirm that delete-related options appear in the message right-click menu

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Supports deleting your own sent chat messages and provides both single-message deletion and multi-select deletion.	Microsoft Teams supports deleting a sent message. It also provides chat deletion in some cases, but deleting a chat removes it from your own list rather than acting as a multi-message cleanup tool.	Google Chat supports deleting a sent message. Google states that deleted messages cannot be undone and cannot be recovered from your Google Account.	Notion mainly supports deleting comments in page discussions and inline comments, which is a weaker match than real-time chat message deletion.	Adobe Acrobat mainly supports deleting comments in PDF review workflows, which is a document review scenario rather than chat message cleanup.
WPS Advantages	Distinct: WPS combines single-message deletion and multi-select deletion in the same chat workflow, which is useful when you need to clean up several messages at once.	Compared with WPS: Microsoft documentation describes sent-message deletion and separate chat deletion, but does not describe multi-select deletion for chat messages on the cited page.	Compared with WPS: Google documentation describes single-message deletion and notes that deletion cannot be undone; the cited page does not describe multi-select deletion.	Compared with WPS: Notion focuses on page discussion and comment management instead of chat message cleanup.	Compared with WPS: Adobe focuses on PDF comment review instead of chat message cleanup.
Official Source	—	Edit or delete a sent message in Microsoft Teams / Delete a chat in Microsoft Teams Free	Edit or delete a message in Google Chat	Comments, mentions & reactions	Delete comments from PDFs in Acrobat

Overall Conclusion
If your main goal is to clean up sent messages in collaboration chat, WPS is closer to that workflow because it covers both single-message deletion and multi-select deletion. Microsoft and Google officially document message deletion, while Notion and Adobe focus more on comments in documents or review workflows than on chat message cleanup.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable users	Main issue	How WPS helps
1	Correcting a sent message	Everyday chat users	A single message should no longer remain in the conversation	Right-click the target message and delete it individually
2	Cleaning up several consecutive messages	Frequent chat users	Removing messages one by one takes extra time	Enter multi-select mode and delete several messages together
3	Tidying a busy group chat	Group chat participants	Old or unnecessary messages make the conversation harder to scan	Remove sent messages that are no longer needed
4	Reviewing before final removal	Project collaborators	Users want to avoid accidental deletion	Use the confirmation dialog to review the action before applying it
5	Choosing between Delete and Recall	New users	The two options may look similar in the same menu	Check whether you want to remove a record or use Recall instead

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free	WPS Premium
Basic Writer, Spreadsheet, and Presentation apps	✅ Available	✅ Available
Chat message deletion	✅ Available	✅ Available
Some advanced features such as advanced PDF editing	Partially limited	✅ Available
Cloud storage	1 GB	20 GB in some plans

Source: WPS Office pricing page ; Why do I need to pay for WPS Office?

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended plan	Why
Daily chat and basic office work	Free	Delete is available without membership, and the core office apps are also available
Ongoing work that also needs more PDF tools, cloud storage, or advanced office features	WPS Premium	Better suited to users who need expanded tools and storage on a regular basis

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Source: WPS Office pricing page