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Locking Excel Columns and Rows
This screenstep uses Excel 2010 to show you how you can lock an area so it stays fixed when
you scroll. This is helpful to keep column headings or columns in view. In the example below, we
will lock the spreadsheet so that our headings row stays put as well as our name columns.
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Last Revised: July 28, 2012
1. From the View menu, verify you're using the Normal layout.
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2. Click the cell where you would like the freeze. The freeze could be a column or row or both.
Note: In this example, I wanted to lock the First & Last name columns and the column headers,
so I would click cell C2.
3. From the View tab, click Freeze Panes.
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4. From the drop down menu options, select Freeze Panes.
Note: I selected this option because I was freezing both columns and rows.
5. You should now see dark lines indicating the locked area.
Note: In this example, you see 2 lines. One shows where the header row is locked and the other
shows after the Last name column.
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6. When you scroll, the boxed areas outlined below will not scroll.