To freeze just one row, click the View menu, and find the Freeze Panes button (if you're using Excel 2011 for Mac, click the Layout menu to find the Freeze Panes button) When you click the Freeze Panes button, you can choose Freeze Top Row from the expanded Freeze Panes options.
Advertisement You can fit a lot of data into an Excel sheet. With thousands upon thousands of rows and columns, it can get pretty unwieldy. One small feature that makes it easier to manage all of that data is the ability to freeze rows and columns so that no matter where you scroll in the spreadsheet, those rows or columns always stay visible. How to Freeze the First Column or Top Row in Excel With this method, you’re going to have to choose to freeze either the row or column. Unfortunately, you can’t do both.
Open your Excel spreadsheet and go to the View tab. Click the Freeze Panes button. To freeze the top row, click Freeze Top Row in the dropdown menu. To freeze the first column, click Freeze First Column in the dropdown menu. How to Freeze a Selection of Columns and Rows in Excel If you would prefer to freeze a combination of rows and columns, it’s possible but it’s only just slightly more tricky:. Open your Excel spreadsheet and go to the View tab.
Select the cell directly below the row you want to freeze and the cell to the right of the column you want to freeze. If you want to freeze rows 1 to 4 and columns 1 to 3, then you’ll select cell D5. If you want to freeze the top row and the first column, you’ll select cell B2.
Click the Freeze Panes button and again, click the Freeze Panes option in the drop down menu. How to Unfreeze Columns or Rows in Excel. Open your Excel spreadsheet and go to the View tab. Click the Freeze Panes button. Click Unfreeze Panes in the drop down menu. To see each of these processes in action, check out this video demonstrating the feature in Excel 2016.
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Excel for Office 365 for Mac Excel 2019 for Mac Excel 2016 for Mac Excel for Mac 2011 You want to scroll, but you want to see your top row or left column to stay still. To do this, you use the Freeze buttons on the View tab. If the Freeze buttons aren't available on the View tab, make sure you switch to Normal view. On the View tab, click Normal. Freeze the top row On the View tab, click Freeze Top Row. When you do this, the border under row 1 is a little darker than other borders, meaning that the row above it is frozen.
Freeze the first column If you'd rather freeze the leftmost column instead, on the View tab, click Freeze First Column. When you do this, the line to the right of column A is a little darker than the other lines, meaning that the column to its left is frozen. Freeze the top row and the first column To freeze the top row and the first column at the same time, click cell B2. Then, on the View tab, click Freeze Panes.
Freeze as many rows or columns as you want Want to freeze multiple rows and/or columns? You can freeze as many as you want, as long as you always start with the top row and the first column.
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To freeze multiple rows (starting with row 1), select the row below the last row you want frozen and click Freeze Panes. To freeze multiple columns, select the column to the right of the last column you want frozen and click Freeze Panes. Say you want to freeze the top four rows and leftmost three columns. You'd select cell D5, and then on the View tab, click Freeze Panes. Any time you freeze rows and columns, the border below the last frozen row and to the right of the last frozen column appears a little thicker (here, below row 4 and to the right of column C).
Unfreeze rows or columns Want to unfreeze a row, column, or both? On the View tab, click Unfreeze Panes.