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....

How to enter a number starting with 0 in the Spreadsheet

The boss needs us to enter an employee information form, but Alice's work number is never always not displayed correctly. As long as we enter a number starting with “0”, the spreadsheet always hides the preceding “0” by default, so what should we do? In this cases, we just need to convert the cell to text formatting.1. Select a cell, to make a prompt corner mark present. 2. Click the prompt corner mark. Then, the cell will quickly switch to text formatting.Here is another method to....

TEXT formula in WPS Spreadsheet

The TEXT formula in Excel is commonly used for the conversion of number-to-text in a certain format, and it could be also used in Microsoft Office Excel and Openoffice. Normally, the TEXT formula is used to customize format cells in terms of actual needs. To realize it, we need to adjust the second parameter of the formula, which stands for format texts to be set. In this example, the number 2.012584, which equips with six decimal places, entered cell A2. How can we convert it into a v....

How to group data in a spreadsheet

When using WPS Spreadsheets to process data reports, grouping data in proper ways can present data more clearly and boost our productivity. The spreadsheet in this example presents a company's sales performance during the first half of a year. To make it more convenient for data viewing, we can group the data belonging to the same category. 1. Select cells of Column B and Column K. 2. Get into the Data tab, and click the Group button. (Tips: You can also press the shortcut keys Shi....

How to set a worksheet in WPS Spreadsheet

The Worksheet feature of the WPS Spreadsheet can perform several basic operations on the table. So now I'm going to show you the usage of Worksheet feature that it could be also used in Microsoft Office Excel and Openoffice. · Insert SheetClick the Home tab, select Worksheet, then select Insert Sheet. Now we can set the number and position of the insert in the popup dialog box. Or we can also click the plus sign in the bottom column of the table to add directly.· Delete SheetClick....

How to insert and set pictures in WPS Spreadsheet

When using WPS Spreadsheet, we often need to add pictures for a more visual presentation. So how can we insert a picture into the table? Select the cell where you want to insert a picture, click the Insert tab, and then click Picture. Here we can choose Floating Picture or Embed to Cell. Floating Picture allows pictures to float above cells, then we can move and resize the picture at will. Embed to Cell is to pin the picture within a cell. We can't move the picture but only control....

How to draw a column chart in WPS Spreadsheet

A Column chart can help us to visually compare data differences and is also one of the chart styles often used in work.Take this table as an example, how can we quickly compare the differences in sales of each country each country's sales? 1. Click Insert, click Chart, and click Column.2. Click the column with the mouse, and then the editing window will pop up on the right. Then, we can modify the color of the column in FILL&LINE. 3. Click SERIES. We can adjust the gap between 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....