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....

Remove the picture background with one click

When creating slideshows, we often download a large number of materials from websites, but some of the materials cannot be used directly, such as pictures with backgrounds.Today, I will show you a simple way to quickly remove the picture background. First, we can insert a picture with a pure white background into the slide. And select this picture to get into the Picture Tools tab.Click the Set Transparent Color button, finally click the background color of the picture.Following these....

How can we add or remove text shading

When using WPS Writer to edit documents, we can add shading to highlight some parts of the text content. So how can we add and remove text shading? Take this document as an example. If we want to highlight the students mentioned in the notice, we can select this part of the content and click the Character Shading command button in the Home tab. By this, we can quickly add a gray shading to the selected content. Gray is the default color. If we want to delete the shading, just click the....

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....

Ctrl+E smart filling

After getting in touch with WPS, we know that Ctrl+C copy and Ctrl+V paste are two shortcuts, which can easily improve office efficiency. Few people know about Ctrl+E smart filling, which can intelligently identify the pattern by comparing the characters’ relationship and quickly fill cells. Next, I will introduce the usage of the smart filling shortcut key Ctrl+E. · 1. Extract charactersIn this table, we want to extract all the names in the sentences. First, enter the name that appear....

How to customize the font in WPS Writer

When using WPS Writer, how can we customize the font for a document? In the toolbar of Home, users can simply set the Font, the Size, etc. For advanced settings for font, click the drop-down button next to Menu, choose Format and Font, then you can see the interface for Font setting. You can also press the shortcut Ctrl+D to pop up the dialog. In this interface, we can change the settings for Latin text font and Asian text font, which include fonts, Font style and Size. You can also c....

Combine the SUBSTITUTE and LEN functions

Here is a form recording the personal information of staff. How can we calculate the staff number for each department?We can combine the LENS and SUBSTITUTE functions to realize it. Before starting, let me introduce the LEN function. It can return the character number of the text.Select cell A4. Go to the formula editing box for the Insert Function button, and choose the LENS function.Since we want to know the character number in cell A2, we need to enter “A2” as the TEXT parameter. Cl....

How to add a watermark

WPS office software could be compatible with Microsoft Office, and these training contents help students or home workers finish their work efficiently.We often see unique watermarks printed on the back of some files. Adding a watermark can not only prevent others from embezzling but also can help us to indicate the source of the article. So how can we add a watermark to a document?To show the source, we need to add the watermark of WPS Academy to the following documents now.1. After cl....