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How to keep first row always visible in Excel?

Author: Sun Last Modified: 2024-11-07

If you have a long data with multiple columns in a worksheet, and you may want to keep first row always visible when you scroll down to view the data. Here I introduce the quick tricks to freeze the first row which can keep it to be viewed all the time in Excel.

Keep 1st row visible with Freeze Panes

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In Excel, you can go to Freeze Panes to freeze first row.

Active the worksheet you want to keep its first row, and then click View > Freeze Panes > Freeze Top Row. See screenshot:

A screenshot of selecting Freeze Top Row in Excel

Now the first row has been frozen in active worksheet, and it will keep the first row being viewed. See screenshot:

A screenshot showing a frozen first row in Excel

Tip: If you want to cancel the freezing, click View > Freeze Panes > Unfreeze Panes.

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If you want to keep all first rows visible across multiple worksheets, you can use Freeze panes multiple worksheets utility of Kutools for Excel.

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Enable the workbook you want to keep 1st row visible across whole workbook, and select Cell A2, and click Kutools Plus > Worksheet > Freeze panes multiple worksheets. See screenshot:

A screenshot of Kutools for Excel with Freeze panes for multiple worksheets option

Then you can see every first row of all worksheets has been frozen.

A screenshot showing frozen first rows across worksheets in Excel
A screenshot showing frozen first rows across worksheets in Excel

Tip: To cancel the freezing, click Enterprise > Worksheet > Unfreeze panes multiple worksheets.

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