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Recover an unsaved file, convert PDF and Word, quiet ads the supported way, fix Linux fonts, and put Microsoft Office back in charge of DOCX after uninstall. This is an independent handbook. Installers stay on wps.com and the stores.

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Bright office interior with desks used for document work
Person reviewing documents at a desk after a crash 01 · Panic first

Recover unsaved files

Backup Centre, autosave folders, Recycle Bin, and cloud versions when Writer closed on you.

 PDF document open for conversion 02 · Convert

PDF to Word

Built-in convert, paid walls, and why you must check fonts after the file becomes a DOCX.

 Writer document ready to export as PDF 03 · Freeze

Word to PDF

Export from Writer so page numbers stay still on a lab PC that does not have your fonts.

 Laptop that will not launch the office suite 04 · Launch

WPS will not open

Update, kill leftover processes, clear cache, free disk, then reinstall from official channels only.

 Presentation file that must survive another suite 05 · Round-trip

Format compatibility

DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX are daily formats. VBA, protected templates, and missing fonts are the risks.

 Spreadsheet with formulas in the formula bar 06 · Sheets

Excel formulas in WPS

SUM, VLOOKUP, IF, and INDEX/MATCH usually work. Power Query and VBA are the weaker row.

 Letters prepared from a spreadsheet list 07 · Letters

Mail merge

Writer plus a clean spreadsheet data source. Preview the longest name before you print 200 envelopes.

 Phone and laptop used together 08 · Sync

Sync across devices

One WPS account, about 1 GB free or around 20 GB paid. Local editing still does not require a login.

 Desktop Linux machine opening a Windows slide deck 09 · Linux

Linux fonts

Missing Calibri and Wingdings look like a broken download. They are not. Install legal core fonts.

 Desktop with upgrade nags beside a document 10 · Ads

Disable ads

Free tier shows ads. Premium is the supported path. No cracks. A firewall workaround some users try.

 Windows default apps for office file types 11 · Defaults

File associations

Windows Settings → Default apps by file type. Point DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, and PDF on purpose.

 Computer with a full system drive 12 · Disk

Clear cache

Settings → Advanced → Cache, move Backup Centre off C:, and the Kingsoft AppData folder.

 Word icon missing after removing another suite 13 · After

Office after uninstall

Repair Microsoft Office, reset defaults, leftover icons. The pattern Microsoft Q&A already knows.

How to use this index

Type a symptom into the search box: “autosave,” “Wingdings,” “wps.exe,” “associations.” Cards hide when they do not match. If you are not sure which article you need, start at troubleshooting. Download maps live on download. Reader composites live on stories.

These walkthroughs are handbook notes, not Kingsoft support tickets. Ribbon labels drift between builds. When a menu name moved, follow the idea: Backup Centre still means recovery, Cache still means disk, Default apps still means who owns .docx. We never host EXE, DMG, Deb, or APK files. Official bits stay on wps.com/download and the platform stores.