Freeze Panes and Views

Last reviewed May 28, 2026 Content v20260528

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Read / quiz

Reading

~1 min

Level

beginner

This lesson

This lesson teaches Freeze Panes and Views: Excel concepts, formulas, and analysis patterns you recreate locally in a workbook.

Teams apply Freeze Panes and Views in every serious Excel workflow—skipping it leaves errors in models stakeholders trust.

You will apply Freeze Panes and Views in contexts like: Finance, operations, reporting, and quick what-if analysis before a full BI stack.

Read the lesson, type formulas in your local Excel or compatible spreadsheet, rebuild examples in excel-practice.xlsx, and complete MCQs—no in-browser runner.

When you can explain the previous lesson's ideas in your own words.

Freeze panes keep headers visible while scrolling large sheets—essential for review with finance partners.

Freeze

View → Freeze Panes → Freeze Top Row (or first column / custom split).

Zoom & split

Zoom for presentation; Split Window for two scroll regions of same sheet.

Hide

Hide rows/columns or entire sheets with sensitive assumptions—document hidden sheets in README tab.

Important interview questions and answers

Q: Freeze top row?
A: Keeps row 1 visible while scrolling down.
Q: Hidden sheets?
A: Still exist—audit before sharing externally.

Self-check

How freeze top row helps?
Risk of hidden sheets when sharing?

Tip: Freeze both top row and first column on wide metric grids.

Interview prep

Freeze purpose?: Keep headers visible while scrolling.

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