# A silly little Excel question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-silly-little-excel-question/18514>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 4, 2000, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-silly-little-excel-question/18514 "2000-05-04T03:00:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![sethdallob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@sethdallob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sethdallob)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2000, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-silly-little-excel-question/18514/1 "2000-05-04T03:00:39Z")

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Just a quick Excel question, but I can’t find the answer anywhere in the program help or online. How do I make cells “float”, so if the spreadsheet grows over the edge of the screen, row 1 is always showing, even if i scroll to the right? I’ve seen this done before, but I can’t find it in any of the usual locations (format cells, etc.). Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2000, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-silly-little-excel-question/18514/2 "2000-05-04T03:37:55Z")

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Search the help for “freeze panes”

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**Author:** ![sethdallob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@sethdallob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sethdallob)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2000, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-silly-little-excel-question/18514/3 "2000-05-04T03:43:55Z")

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Thanks. Sometimes I feel like such an idiot. But in the meantime, I learned all about conditional formatting, so my spreadsheet will play a MIDI file of “Staying Alive” everytime my budget is in the black. 🙂