How to freeze panes in Excel to keep rows or columns in your worksheet visible while you scroll, or lock them in place to create multiple worksheet areas.

Lock specific rows or columns in place by freezing panes, so you can scroll through an Excel spreadsheet and still see the top row or left column. You can freeze just the top row and first …

If you want the row and column headers always visible when you scroll through your worksheet, you can lock the top row and/or first column. Tap View > Freeze Panes , and then tap the …

You can also split on both a row and a column. by selecting the cell below and to the right of where you want the split—then click Split. In the figure below—because D5 was …

If you scroll down your worksheet but always see the same top rows, they're locked in place (frozen). Use the Unfreeze Panes command to unlock those rows.

Freeze columns and rows to keep them in view while you scroll through your data. Select the cell below the rows, and to the right of the columns you want to freeze. For example, select cell B3 …

Select one or more columns to freeze. Click Design > Columns > Freeze. A frozen column moves to the front of the table. Additional columns that you freeze are positioned next to the first …

Freeze the top row of headings. Freeze the top row of column headings so that only the data scrolls. Press Enter or Esc to make sure you're done editing a cell. Select View, Select Freeze …

On the Sheet tab, in the Rows to repeat at top box, type "$1:$1" (as shown in the figure). Tip: To print two header rows, type "$1:$2". To print the top three rows, enter "$1:$3".

How to hide and unhide columns and rows in an Excel worksheet. Restrict access to only the data you want to be seen or printed.