To keep an area of a worksheet visible while you scroll to another area of the worksheet, go to the View tab, where you can Freeze Panes to lock specific rows and columns in place, or you can …

Splitting a worksheet lets you see two regions at the same time in different panes by scrolling in each pane. It freezes panes while you scroll in one of the panes.

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 …

To freeze multiple columns (starting with column A), select the column to the right of the last column you want to freeze, and then tap View > Freeze Panes > Freeze Panes.

When you split a sheet into separate panes, you can scroll in both panes independently. Select below the row where you want the split, or the column to the right of where you want the split.

You're scrolling down your worksheet (or scrolling to the side), but part of it is frozen in place. This is probably because at some point you decided to freeze the panes. To fix this, click View > …

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.

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This article discusses troubleshooting steps that can help resolve the most common issues when you receive an Excel not responding error, Excel hangs or freezes when you launch it, or open …

How to lock cells in Excel to protect your data. You can also unlock a range of cells and grant permissions to others to edit.