Applies To
Excel for Microsoft 365 Excel for Microsoft 365 for Mac Excel for the web

Freeze Panes locks rows, columns, or both to the top and left in a sheet. 

  1. Select the cell below the rows and to the right of the columns to freeze. 

  2. On the View tab, select  Freeze panes button Freeze Panes and select one of the following:

    • For both rows & columns: Select  Freeze panes button Freeze Panes.

    • Just the top row: Select  Freeze top row button Freeze Top Row.

    • Just the first column: Select  Freeze First column button Freeze First Column. 

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