Chapter 1 - Excel - McGraw-Hill

4. Use the right horizontal scrolling arrow to view other columns of
information.
• Notice the row headings do not move (Figure 1-66).
5. Use the down vertical scrolling arrow to view the last row
of data.
• Notice the column headings remain constant.
6. Click the Freeze Panes button [View tab, Window group].
• A new option, Unfreeze Panes, displays.
7. Select Unfreeze Panes to return the workbook to its original
viewing state.
Split a Worksheet into Panes
1-66 Freeze Panes view results
You can use the split feature to show different parts of the same spreadsheet in separate panes.
The split feature can divide a worksheet into two or four scrollable windows (panes) that you
can view simultaneously. You can scroll and edit each window independently and size the
panes by dragging the Splitter bar.
HOW TO: Split a Worksheet into Panes
1. Select the row, column, or cell where you want to
split a worksheet into panes.
• Click a cell to split a worksheet into four panes.
• Click the first cell in the row or column to split a
worksheet into two panes.
2. Click the Split button [View tab, Window group].
3. Adjust the size of the panes by pointing to the
Splitter bar and dragging to reposition the splitter
bar (Figure 1-67).
4. Click the Splitter button [View tab, Window group]
to remove the splitter bar.
Splitter bars
1-67 Split worksheet
ANOTHER WAY
Remove a window split by double-clicking the Splitter bar.
Hide or Unhide Worksheets
When worksheets contain confidential information, you can hide the sheets without affecting
the worksheet data or calculations in the sheet. Hidden worksheets do not appear in a printout.
You can hide a worksheet using the Ribbon or by right-clicking a sheet tab. You cannot
hide a sheet if there is only one sheet in the workbook.
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