{"id":4550,"date":"2019-08-19T14:52:29","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T14:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/?p=4550"},"modified":"2024-03-26T15:33:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T15:33:08","slug":"freeze-rows-or-columns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/examples\/freeze-rows-or-columns\/","title":{"rendered":"Freeze Rows or Columns in Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When you have a lot of columns or records inside a sheet, it can be difficult to compare one or more columns or rows to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For that reason, there is an option called freeze panes that\nallows you to lock single or multiple rows (or columns), so they are always\nvisible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Freeze a single row<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Normally, if you scroll your data the top row will disappear with the rest of the rows. You can make this row visible all the time by freezing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/freeze-a-single-row.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/freeze-a-single-row.png 626w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/freeze-a-single-row-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To freeze the top row, go to <strong>View >> Window >> Freeze Panes >> Freeze Top Row<\/strong>. Your active cell doesn\u2019t have to be inside a header or data. Excel knows that it has to freeze the top row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/freeze-top-row.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/freeze-top-row.png 325w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/freeze-top-row-300x145.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, if you try to scroll your view to see rows that are at the bottom, the top row is visible all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/top-row-freezed.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/top-row-freezed.png 626w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/top-row-freezed-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Freeze a single column<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In a similar way, you can freeze a single column.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to <strong>View &gt;&gt; Window &gt;&gt; Freeze Panes &gt;&gt; Freeze First Column<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/freeze-first-column.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/freeze-first-column.png 325w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/freeze-first-column-300x145.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It will automatically unfreeze the top row and freezes the first column.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/first-column-freezed-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/first-column-freezed-1.png 687w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/first-column-freezed-1-300x122.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unfreeze<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After you freeze a row or column, the top icon changes from <strong>Freeze Panes<\/strong> to <strong>Unfreeze Panes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"289\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/unfreeze-panes.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4558\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Freeze a single row and column at the same time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As you\u2019ve noticed, once you freeze a column, you unfreeze a row. But there is a way to freeze both rows and columns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the <strong>Unfreeze<\/strong> button, if your column or row is frozen. Click cell <strong>B2<\/strong>, and navigate to <strong>View >> Window >> Freeze Panes,<\/strong> and click the <strong>Freeze Panes<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"553\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/freeze-both-row-and-column.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/freeze-both-row-and-column.png 553w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/freeze-both-row-and-column-300x141.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Freeze multiple rows (or columns)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, we used an option to freeze only a single row or column, or both. But there is an option where you can freeze multiple rows and columns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s very easy and intuitive. If you click cell <strong>C3<\/strong>, you are going to have two rows and\ntwo columns frozen. If you want, for example only two rows are frozen, you can\nclick <strong>A3<\/strong>, two columns &#8211; <strong>C1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you have a lot of columns or records inside a sheet, it can be difficult to compare one or more columns or&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[190],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Freeze Rows or Columns in Excel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"eze Panes in Excel: Learn how to keep rows or columns visible while scrolling. 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