{"id":6283,"date":"2017-05-17T11:49:49","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T09:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=6283"},"modified":"2024-06-06T21:03:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T19:03:57","slug":"how-to-freeze-panes-in-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/how-to-freeze-panes-in-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Freeze Panes in Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever encountered a situation where you had heaps of data with many many rows and you needed to see the\u00a0<strong>headers<\/strong> at all times?<\/p>\n<p>Just like me, I am sure you have \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>There is a way in Excel that will allow us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/freeze-first-two\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to freeze panes<\/a> so that the column headings are visible whilst we are scrolling down our\u00a0data.<\/p>\n<p>I explain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/freeze-second-row\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how you can Freeze Panes<\/a> in Excel below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ybu3kWVAXlk?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MyExcelOnlinecomtutorials?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignmiddle wp-image-111468 size-full\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1.yt_.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\"><a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download button small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-leadbox=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel.xlsx\" data-leadbox-id=\"147284833f72a2:12f08263ab46dc\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\">Download excel workbook<i class=\"fa fa-download\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\">\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong> <\/span>Go to\u00a0<strong>View &gt; Freeze Panes &gt; Freeze Top Row<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This will freeze the Row 1 of your sheet:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Freeze Panes in Excel\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-1.jpg\" alt=\"How to Freeze Panes in Excel\" width=\"954\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-1.jpg 954w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-1-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-1-768x219.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Try scrolling down, the <strong>first row<\/strong> is always visible!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Freeze Panes in Excel\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-2.jpg\" alt=\"How to Freeze Panes in Excel\" width=\"689\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-2.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-2-300x65.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0To be able to undo the freezing is very easy!\u00a0Go to\u00a0<strong>View &gt; Freeze Panes &gt;\u00a0Unfreeze Panes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You should now be able to scroll normally.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Freeze Panes in Excel\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-3.jpg\" alt=\"How to Freeze Panes in Excel\" width=\"916\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-3.jpg 916w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-3-300x87.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-3-768x224.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 916px) 100vw, 916px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>STEP 3:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The next question is, what if it&#8217;s not the first row that you want to freeze?\u00a0Say you want Rows 1 to 5 to be frozen?<\/p>\n<p>Select\u00a0the\u00a0<strong>sixth row:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Freeze Panes in Excel\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-4.jpg\" alt=\"How to Freeze Panes in Excel\" width=\"701\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-4.jpg 701w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-4-300x72.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Go to\u00a0<strong>View &gt; Freeze Panes &gt;\u00a0Freeze Panes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Freeze Panes in Excel\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-5.jpg\" alt=\"How to Freeze Panes in Excel\" width=\"959\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-5.jpg 959w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-5-300x88.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-5-768x226.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All of the rows above Row 6 are now frozen!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Freeze Panes in Excel\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6339\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-6.jpg\" alt=\"How to Freeze Panes in Excel\" width=\"694\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-6.jpg 694w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/How-to-Freeze-Panes-in-Excel-6-300x112.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>How to Freeze Panes in Excel:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/100-5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5924 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/530x300-Pivot.jpg\" width=\"530\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/530x300-Pivot.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/530x300-Pivot-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever encountered a situation where you had heaps of data with many many rows and you needed to see the\u00a0headers at all times? 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