
To see those off-screen rows or columns, use the Unfreeze command.Īfter any type of Freeze Panes command has been used, you can use the Unfreeze Panes command to remove the freezing. If the frozen rows have other rows above them, you can't scroll up to see them. If frozen columns have other columns to the left of them, you can't scroll left to see them. Any frozen rows stay in place if you scroll up or down on the worksheet. Any frozen columns stay in place if you scroll left or right on the worksheet. SelectionĪll visible rows above the centre of the Excel windowĪll visible columns to the left of centre in the Excel windowĪll visible columns to the left of the active cell The following table shows which VISIBLE rows and VISIBLE columns will be frozen, based on what you've selected on the worksheet, and which cell is active. With Freeze Panes command, the freeze point is set based on what is selected on the worksheet, Instead of a single row or a single column, you can freeze one or more rows at the top, as well as one or more columns at the left. The Freeze Panes command gives you more options on what should be frozen on the worksheet. To see any column to the left of the frozen column, use the Unfreeze command. If the frozen column has other columns to the left of it, you can't scroll left to see those columns.
The frozen column stays in place if you scroll left or right on the worksheet. The first VISIBLE column in the Excel window is frozen (column C is frozen in the screen shot below). A single column is frozen at the left side of the worksheet. If you select the Freeze First Column command, it does not automatically freeze Column A on the worksheet. To see any rows that are above the frozen row, use the Unfreeze command. If the frozen row has other rows above it, you can't scroll up to see those rows. The frozen row stays in place if you scroll up or down on the worksheet. The top VISIBLE row in the Excel window is frozen (row 7 is frozen in the screen shot below). A single row is frozen at the top of the worksheet. Any cell on the worksheet can be selected.
If you select the Freeze Top Row command, it does not automatically freeze Row 1 on the worksheet. The 3 Freeze Pane options work differently, and each option is explained below.
To see the Freeze Pane options, click the arrow on the Freeze Panes button. On the Excel Ribbon, click the View tab. If you want to scroll down the worksheet, and lock the heading rows in place, so they're always visible, you can use one of the Freeze Panes commands. Note: Excel will automatically draw a grey line underneath the rows/columns that you have frozen to indicate what will always stay in view.More Tutorials Lock Rows and Columns in Place
To unfreeze, simply go to View > Freeze Panes > Unfreeze Panes Unfreeze rows in Excel Freeze a selection of rows and columns Unfreeze rows
In the below example, both the first and second row will be frozen. And just like before, go to View > Freeze Panes > Freeze Panes. To freeze more than one row and/or column, select the first row/column that you don’t want to stay sticky. Meaning – if you freeze the top row and later decide that you also want to freeze the first column, you’ll need to choose “Freeze Panes” since clicking on “Freeze First Column” will unfreeze the top row. Note: Only one of the three options can be active at a time. To freeze them both, you’ll need to select View > Freeze Panes > Freeze Panes Freeze Panes in Excel Freeze First Column in Excel Top Row and First Column To freeze only the first column, you’ll need to select View > Freeze Panes > Freeze First Column. In order to freeze just the top row in Excel, you’ll need to select View > Freeze Panes > Freeze Top Row. Freeze the first row and/or column Top Row Or in case of sideways scrolling, make the first column sticky. This feature can come in handy when you have an Excel document that is so long that you need to scroll to see all the information but you want to keep the first row always visible. I know that most of you don’t need pointers with this, but if you’re new to Excel, keep reading to get familiar with the basics.
#How do i freeze first two rows in excel how to
This is a quick tutorial on how to freeze rows in Excel.