Use the Today function to quickly calculate days between dates

In the application of WPS Office Spreadsheet, we usually calculate days between dates. So, how can we do a quick calculation? First, I will teach you how to use Today function to calculate days between the current date and the future date. If you are the HR of a company, you can use the Today function to calculate the remaining time of each employee's contract period when you manage the contract period of your employees. It can clearly show you the employees whose contracts are abo....

Conditional Formatting for data virtualization

Do you know how to virtualize data with the Conditional Formatting function? The worksheet presents the data of 'Likes to views ratios'. Today's tutorial will take this sheet as an example for data virtualising. Select the cell range B2:B10. Go to Home and click Conditional Formatting. Next, choose Data Bars and then the red Gradient Fill option. After that, we can see the data virtualized with red bars.Although the data in cell B13 is 66.42%, as we can see, the data bar fi....

Formatting time in WPS Spreadsheet

WPS Spreadsheet could be an alternative to Microsoft Office Excel. It includes 100's of built-in formulas, pivot tables, and more. Today, we will learn how to format the time. Before setting, we need to be aware of the correct way to record time.A complete-time duration consists of hours, minutes and seconds, and each value is separated by colons.For example: 12:25:25. Take this table as an example, select the cells A4-A14. Click the Number Format drop-down button in the Home tab, ....

How to insert a background image and print it out in WPS Spreadsheet

WPS Spreadsheet could be an alternative to Microsoft Office Excel. It includes 100's of built-in formulas, pivot tables, and more. Sometimes, background images are nice-to-have if we are to beautify the table. Today, we will learn how to add a background picture and print it out. First, head to the Page Layout tab, click the Background button and select the desired images. Note: The inserted image, either too big or too small, is inappropriate. Here is a smart way for adjusting tho....

Edit settings in WPS Spreadsheet

WPS Spreadsheet could be an alternative to Microsoft Office Excel. It includes 100's of built-in formulas, pivot tables, etc. Today, we will learn Editing settings in WPS Spreadsheet. A personalized editing style will make the table easier to edit and read. First, click Menu in the upper left corner of the table, select Options, and click Edit in the pop-up dialog box to get into the Edit Settings interface. Here I will elaborate on how the functions of Edit Settings can be put int....

How to encrypt PDF files

Do you know how to better protect the important PDF files? Today I will teach you to use the PDF encryption feature that can greatly enhance the security of documents. · 1. Set the open passwordIf you don't want others to view the contents of the PDF file at will, click the Protect tab and click Encrypt. In the pop-up dialog, check Set the open password. After setting the password, click Confirm.The next time we open this PDF file, we need to enter the correct password to view the ....

Elementary arithmetic functions in WPS Spreadsheet

Today I will introduce you to introductory calculation of functions, namely addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. In the table, there are three ways to enter the function, respectively, input in the formula bar input in the cell and click Insert Function. So how can we do elementary arithmetic in the table? We can enter the corresponding symbol for the operation in the formula bar or cells. Take this table as an example, we enter "= A2 + B2" in cell C2, press the Enter ke....

How can we format cell values

Cell formatting is an important feature of spreadsheets. So today, we will briefly go through how to format cell values. Number formatting can be simply understood as a digital form that can be used for calculations.Take this table as an example: now the data in the cell is in text formatting. If using the SUM function to do calculations, we would find that the data in text format cannot be calculated. At this time, we need to convert the data into a number formatting that can support ....