WPS Office 2014 Released

@Rasheed187 Check your program versions - you probably have KS Office Beta 3 which J_L posted the link to.

 

I'm using v 9.1.0.4550, and it's called Kingsoft Writer, not WPS. So I guess you're right. Another thing that I don't understand is that I can not find Presentation and Spreadsheet in my WPS Office folder, very weird.

 

@Rasheed187 That's the 2013 version, and it was still called Kingsoft Office back then. If you have a look at J_L's post there is a link to WPS Office 2014 Beta 3, which is a more recent free version if you want to update.

 

Thanks for the info, but sounds like updating will now actually be a downgrade, so I will pass.

 

On the version I've linked, there is no downgrade that anybody pointed out.

 

No it's not a downgrade as you are upgrading a more recent version.

 

http://www.ksosoft.com/product/office-free

 

I must have missed these replies, but what I meant is that in newer version there are certain features removed like you said, so in that way it would be a "downgrade".

 

No, the beta 3 version, is fully functional. It's only more recent releases that become limited after 30 days.

 

But the beta is a beta, it is done, and thus obsolete.

 

WPS Office 2015 9.1.0.4942
http://www.neowin.net/news/wps-office-2015-9104942

 

True to an extent. I would still say the latest free stable is inferior to the beta though.

 

WPS Office Personal Edition 9.1.0.5050
http://www.neowin.net/news/wps-office-personal-edition-9105050

 

I just want to mention for the record, it works perfectly well with Windows 10 Pro build 10074.

 

WPS 9.1.0.5050 has watermarks on printed files? Can anyone confirm this?

 

I think I will need to upgrade to the new WPS Office because I noticed that Kingsoft Writer is not working correctly together with Sandboxie. I had a quite heavy crash inside the sandbox, and after that it asks to upload the document, I don't like this stuff! It also kept resizing images inside documents for no good reason.

 

Installed it, added the dutch dictionary. Compatibility over last version I tried (around 2010) has much improved. Taking it for a spin. Thx for the tips

No watermarks, but does resize images in word documents, so could well be a showstopper.

 

So you saw the same? Seems like a major bug to me, looks like I will have to search for another solution. I will now check out AbiWord.

 

Yes, even when using advanced options with absolute position and sizing it forgets the changes, you found a major bug (also showstopper for me)

 

@ Windows_Security

OK, I see. BTW, AbiWord sucks big-time.

 

Any idea why the last version of WPS Office tries to install into C:\Users\........\AppData\Local\Kingsoft\WPS Office\ and not to C:\Program Files?

 

Another question on: reading here: http://wps.com/privacy-policy/, I wonder if a fw it's enough to block all kind of communications that WPS search to achieve.

 

In that case I'm going to install Softmaker Free Office. Thanks.

 

@Peter2150 You can disable updating in Kingsoft/WPS Office.