Excel 2013 and Excel 2010 When you work with a large Excel worksheet, it's often difficult to remember exactly what kind of data, columns or rows contain once you begin scrolling around the sheet. To freeze the top row or first column:
To freeze several rows:
To freeze several column:
To freeze horizontal and vertical headings simultaneously:
To restore the workbook to its normal view:
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Excel for Microsoft 365 Excel for Microsoft 365 for Mac Excel 2021 Excel 2021 for Mac Excel 2019 Excel 2019 for Mac Excel 2016 Excel 2016 for Mac Excel 2013 Excel 2010 Excel 2007 Excel for Mac 2011 More...Less Microsoft Excel might show ##### in cells when a column isn’t wide enough to show all of the cell contents. Formulas that return dates and times as negative values can also show as #####. To make a column wider to show cell contents in full, double-click the right edge of the column header, or drag it to the width you want.
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When Excel shows ##### because the cell has a negative date or time value, make sure that you:
Relative Reference | Absolute Reference | Mixed Reference Cell references in Excel are very important. Understand the difference between relative, absolute and mixed reference, and you are on your way to success. Relative ReferenceBy default, Excel uses relative references. See the formula in cell D2 below. Cell D2 references (points to) cell B2 and cell C2. Both references are relative. 1. Select cell D2, click on the lower right corner of cell D2 and drag it down to cell D5. Cell D3 references cell B3 and cell C3. Cell D4 references cell B4 and cell C4. Cell D5 references cell B5 and cell C5. In other words: each cell references its two neighbors on the left. Absolute ReferenceSee the formula in cell E3 below. 1. To create an absolute reference to cell H3, place a $ symbol in front of the column letter and row number ($H$3) in the formula of cell E3. 2. Now we can quickly drag this formula to the other cells. The reference to cell H3 is fixed (when we drag the formula down and across). As a result, the correct lengths and widths in inches are calculated. Visit our page about absolute reference to learn more about this type of reference. Mixed ReferenceSometimes we need a combination of relative and absolute reference (mixed reference). 1. See the formula in cell F2 below. 2. We want to copy this formula to the other cells quickly. Drag cell F2 across one cell, and look at the formula in cell G2. Do you see what happens? The reference to the price should be a fixed reference to column B. Solution: place a $ symbol in front of the column letter ($B2) in the formula of cell F2. In a similar way, when we drag cell F2 down, the reference to the reduction should be a fixed reference to row 6. Solution: place a $ symbol in front of the row number (B$6) in the formula of cell F2. Result: Note: we don't place a $ symbol in front of the row number of $B2 (this way we allow the reference to change from $B2 (Jeans) to $B3 (Shirts) when we drag the formula down). In a similar way, we don't place a $ symbol in front of the column letter of B$6 (this way we allow the reference to change from B$6 (Jan) to C$6 (Feb) and D$6 (Mar) when we drag the formula across). 3. Now we can quickly drag this formula to the other cells. The references to column B and row 6 are fixed. |