If you have a large table of data in your Excel and want to check them manually, then you might know about the Freeze Panes feature. It will help you to keep your heading rows and columns visible while scrolling through the rest of the worksheet. So that you can easily check and analyze the data without any confusion. If you are curious about this feature, keep reading this blog.
In this section, we will see how to freeze the headings in the Excel worksheet using the Freeze Panes feature. Let’s get into this article and achieve the task.
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What is Freeze Pane in Excel?
The “Freeze Panes” is a built-in feature in an Excel spreadsheet that helps to lock specific cells, rows, or columns. When you scroll to another area of the worksheet, it will highlight the frozen area in your worksheet. So that, it will be visible to you.
Once you specify the freeze panes in the worksheet, it will highlight the cells, rows, columns, or headings with a grey color.
How to Use It?
Here, we come up with a simple example of how to use the Freeze Panes in the Excel spreadsheet. For instance, we have shown you the student’s details such as name, roll number, and marks. There is a huge list of students’ details (A1:C25). So that, we will freeze pane the headings.
- Step 1: By freezing the Name, Roll Number, and Marks cells, we can keep them always at the top.
- Step 2: To do so, you need to select a cell whose row above and the column on the left you want to freeze.
- Step 3: Now, go to the View tab, click the Freeze Panes drop-down list under the Window section, and select the Freeze Panes option.
- Step 4: Now, the rows above and the left columns of your selected cell are frozen, as shown in the below image.
- Step 5: Once the headings are frozen, it will highlight them in a grey line.
- Step 6: It will keep the row and column visible while the rest of the sheet scrolls based on the selection.
- Step 7: Under the Freeze Panes section, you can also see the following options.
- Freeze Top Row – It will keep the top row visible while scrolling through the rest of the worksheet.
- Freeze First Column – This option will keep the first column visible while scrolling through the rest of the worksheet.
Shortcuts for Freezing Panes
You can also use a keyboard shortcut to apply freeze panes on your Excel spreadsheet. The following table has shown the shortcut for your reference. With this shortcut, you can either set or remove the Freeze Panes on your worksheet.
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| ALT + W + F + F | This shortcut is used to apply or remove freeze panes in Excel. |
Freeze the headings in Excel sheets using Kutools
Here is an example of a Student mark sheet with “Name, Roll number, and Marks” fields. It contains the marks of many students. Which contains the heading row as “Name, Roll number, and Marks“. Now you can easily scroll down the large set of mark lists after freezing the headings.
To freeze the headings in Excel sheets using Kutools, follow these steps:
- Step 1: Open your Excel workbook and navigate to the worksheet where you want to freeze the headings.
- Step 2: Click on the “Kutools Plus” tab in the Excel ribbon.
- Step 3: Click on the “Worksheet Design” option in the Kutools menu.
- Step 4: In the “Worksheet Design” window, click on the “Freeze Panes” option.
- Step 5: Choose the “Freeze Top Row” or “Freeze First Column” option, depending on which headings you want to freeze.
- Step 6: If you want to freeze both the top row and the first column, choose the “Freeze Panes” option.
- Step 7: Your headings will now be frozen in place, allowing you to scroll through your worksheet while keeping your headings visible.
Note: Kutools is a third-party Excel add-in that provides additional functionality unavailable in the standard Excel software. To use Kutools, you must first download and install the add-in from the Kutools website.
Conclusion
In this article, freezing headings in Excel sheets is a useful feature that helps users keep track of data, particularly in large spreadsheets. By freezing the top row or left column, users can ensure that important information remains visible, even as they scroll through the data. To freeze the top row, select the row below it and then click on the “View” tab. From there, select “Freeze Panes” and then “Freeze Top Row.” To freeze the left column, select the column to the right of it, go to the “View” tab, and choose “Freeze Panes” followed by “Freeze First Column.” Freezing headings can help users work more efficiently and accurately with their data, reducing the risk of errors and improving productivity. For more articles, you can visit our homepage.
Video Tutorial
Here is the video tutorial for freezing headings in Excel sheets for your better understanding.
FAQ
Freezing headings in Excel is useful when working with large worksheets that contain a lot of data. By freezing the headings, you can keep important information, such as column or row labels, visible while scrolling through the data.
You can freeze headings in Excel without Kutools by using the built-in freeze panes feature. To do this, select the cell below the row you want to freeze or the cell to the right of the column you want to freeze, and then click on the “View” tab in the Excel ribbon. From there, select “Freeze Panes” and choose “Freeze Panes” to freeze both the top row and left column, “Freeze Top Row” to freeze only the top row, or “Freeze First Column” to freeze only the left column.
Yes, you can freeze multiple rows or columns in Excel using the same “Freeze Panes” feature. To do this, select the cell below the last row you want to freeze or the cell to the right of the last column you want to freeze, and then choose “Freeze Panes.”
To unfreeze headings in Excel, click on the “View” tab in the Excel ribbon, select “Freeze Panes,” and then choose “Unfreeze Panes.” This will unfreeze all frozen rows and columns in the worksheet.
Hajira is a skilled financial analyst (Microsoft Certifications Completed) with more than 10 years of expertise in Excel. I love using Excel to assist individuals and organisations in enhancing their financial procedures. I like hiking and exploring outdoors when she’s not crunching mathematics. Follow me on my Mastodon account.
