Guides and field notes
Original English articles for people who already googled the error message. Updated 2026-08-21.
WPS Office Free vs Pro vs AI in 2026
What you actually buy besides fewer ads.
WPS ads and save-time pop-ups
Why reviews got angrier this year and what you can still control.
Stop WPS from opening PDFs and Office files
Windows Settings plus the in-app file-format switch.
Fix “Failed to start WPS properly”
Scan, repair, overlay install, web fallback.
Microsoft Store vs wps.com installer
UWP 9NSGM705MQWC versus the full EXE.
Switch from Microsoft Office without losing files
A ten-file test beats a leap of faith.
Install WPS Office on Linux
deb, rpm, fonts, and mime types.
Convert PDF to Word without wrecking tables
A workflow that assumes layout will still need a human.
User experiences, 2026 edition
Play Store, Trustpilot, and classroom notes — as themes.
Spreadsheet formulas worth memorizing
SUMIFS, INDEX/MATCH, and the traps.
Keyboard shortcut cheatsheet
Printable muscle memory for switchers.
Recover unsaved WPS documents
AutoRecover, dated copies, and what luck will not save.
Mail merge from Spreadsheet to Writer
A 10-row test before a 2,000-row disaster.
Track changes and comments in Writer
Redline without sending markup to the professor.
CSV in Spreadsheet without mojibake
UTF-8, delimiters, IBANs, and the Excel double-click trap.
Thesis or long report in Writer
Styles, TOC, captions, backup religion, submit ritual.
Household or club budget in Spreadsheet
Raw + Lists + Month, and a total that must match the bank.
Finish a deck the night before
Triage protocol: story, master, numbers, PDF backup.
Spellcheck and proofing language
Wrong dictionary, RTL, OCR pictures, custom words.
Print, booklets, labels, blank page 1
Preview as PDF, duplex edges, stock size.
Save DOCX/XLSX/PPTX by default
Stop sending .wps files to Word users by accident.
Uninstall WPS and restore PDF defaults
Apps list, associations, leftover folders, Store vs EXE.
Conditional formatting that stays honest
Bounded ranges, status columns, rules manager.