Create a countdown calendar current time and date

WPS office software could be compatible with Microsoft Office, and these training contents help students or home workers finish their work efficiently. Today, we are going to introduce basic usages of three commonly used date functions. They are namely the TODAY function, NOW function, and DATEDIF function. We can use the date function to insert the current date and time quickly. Also, we can use this function to update it in real-time. We can also make a countdown calendar with it. · ....

Set input conditions and drop-down menus

The Data Validation feature of the WPS Spreadsheet can help us quickly complete the setting of input conditions and drop-down menus, thereby improving the accuracy of our input data.Take this form as an example. Now we need to enter a 9-digit US passport number in column C. We can use Data Validation to improve the accuracy of our input data.1. Select the cell range, then click the Data tab. 2. Click the Validation drop-down button.3. Now select the Validation option in the drop-down m....

How can we create a drop-down list

How can users quickly enter information in the table according to standard content? Drop-down list can help us to do that. Take this table as an example. Now we need to perfect the data in the “Gender” column. We can easily do that by using the drop-down list. 1. First, select the C2: C16 cell range.2. Then click the Insert Drop-Down List button in the Data tab. 3. We can select the Add choices drop down manually button in the popup dialog box and enter Male in the text box below. 4. T....

How to set a Drop Cap in WPS Writer 

When we edit a document with WPS Writer, if we want to highlight the separation of paragraphs, we can set a Drop Cap effect in the paragraph. In this way, the first letter of the paragraph is a large capital letter and it occupies multiple lines, making the paragraph separation more noticeable. · 1. DroppedTake the first paragraph as an example. Select this paragraph. Click the Insert tab and the Drop Cap button, then a dialog will pop up. In the Position area, we can choose None, Drop....

How to use the Excel MID function

When using WPS Spreadsheets to process data, sometimes we need to catch part of the data from a series of numbers. We can use the MID formula to realize it, to catch up a certain length of characters from a series of numbers. In this example, there is a list of phone numbers. The MID function can extract the long series of numbers, keeping the last seven numbers when removing the first three characters. Select cell D2 and click the Insert Function to pop up the Search for a function d....

Use the Mail Merge function to input tabular data quickly

WPS Office contains four major functional modules: Writer, Spreadsheet, Presentation, and PDF Converter. Easily compatible with 51 types, including doc, xls, ppt and other text types. Best free office suite alternative to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint,applicable to Windows, mac OS, Android and iOS.Do you know how to make badges in batches? Are you still inputting employee information one by one? It's a waste of time. Today, we will learn how to use the Mail Merge fun....

How to customize draw borders for tables

When using WPS Spreadsheet to create tables, we may want some of the cells in the table to have borders and some without borders. To do this, we can use the Draw Border functions to customize the drawing of cell borders, which could be also used in Microsoft Office Excel and Openoffice. Take this table as an example. 1. Click the Home tab. 2. Click the Draw Border drop-down button. 3. Select the Draw Border option in the drop-down menu. The mouse cursor will turn into a brush style. 4.....

Set the page printing area in WPS Office Spreadsheet

What should we do when we print a spreadsheet if we want to print a certain area of it? This video could help to solve the problem and could be also used in Microsoft Office Excel and Openoffice. Take this spreadsheet as an example. If we want to print the student ID, and their Chinese and mathematics scores, select this cell area, click the Page Layout tab and the Print Area drop-down button, and select Set Print Area to set the selected area as a printable area. Click Print Preview i....