Freeze Panes

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Note: The Actions Quick Reference provides a complete list of actions that you can print for easy reference.

What is the Freeze Panes Action?

The Freeze Panes Action turns on frozen panes in an Excel workbook.

Creating a Freeze Panes Action

Drag and drop the Target Selector onto the Targets list in the target workbook to display the available target options. Continue to drag the Target Selector to the Workbook item, releasing your mouse to display the Target Preview.

A preview of the target is displayed. Select the Freeze Panes Action from the Actions list.

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Select the Rules to change the Connection for this Action. Both the Timing  and Error settings for this action may be configured to fine tune the how the Action will run.

Note: For more information about the timing and error settings, go to Action Builder.

Select the desired freeze type to apply to the target workbook. The following freeze options are available:

  • Freeze panes
  • Freeze top row
  • Freeze first column

Optionally add Notes to the Action to document any special instructions or functionality. When the Run Switchis set to Run, the action will be executed after clicking OK.

Note: The run switch is set to Run by default. To create or modify this action without executing it, click the slider to change the option to Don't Run.  For more information, go to Action Builder.

Click the OK button to save the Action.