

Click and drag method for freezing rows / columns in Google Sheets We'll start with the click and drag method, and then we'll go over the "View" menu method for the rest of the examples in the lesson.

The two methods for freezing rows and columns in Google Sheetsįirst, let's go over the two different ways to freeze rows and columns in Google Sheets. If you freeze a column, the frozen column will remain on the left as you scroll left and right. If you freeze a row, the frozen row will remain at the top as you scroll up and down. You can choose to freeze 1 or 2, or if you are freezing more than two columns / rows… you will have the option to freeze "Up to" the cell / row / column that you selected before opening the menu)Ĭlick here to get your free Google Sheets cheat sheet

This makes it much easier to read your sheets when the data extends beyond the screen view, where you want to be able to always show the row(s) at the top or the column(s) on the left. In Google Sheets, you can freeze rows and columns in your spreadsheet, so that a specified amount of rows and/or columns will stay locked in place when you scroll, such as when you want to lock your header rows, or lock a column on the left side of your sheet.
