Freeze a Header Row in Google Sheets

This 50-second tutorial from Solve Your Tech covers labeling row 1 as a header row in Google Sheets and then freezing it in place. According to the creator, the frozen row stays locked to the top of the spreadsheet no matter how far down you scroll, so the column descriptions remain visible. The method shown uses the View menu and the Freeze option set to 1 row.

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How to Make a Header Row in Google Sheets, by Solve Your Tech on YouTube. 50 s.

Video length
50 s
Time to do it
Varies
Difficulty
Easy
Steps
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What this tutorial covers

  • Row 1 cells are used to describe the data in each column before freezing.
  • The creator states that a frozen row remains at the top of the screen as you scroll down.
  • The specific path shown is View, then Freeze, then 1 row.

Limits and exclusions

  • The steps cover freezing a single row; freezing multiple rows or columns is not described in the supplied source.

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