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Click a cell in the column
Click any cell in the column you want to keep in view - here, column A.
How to freeze a column in Google Sheets
Keep the first column on screen while you scroll across a wide sheet.
Operations
2
Click View
Open the View menu.
3
Click Freeze
Hover over Freeze.
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Click 1 column
Choose 1 column. Pick Up to column ... to freeze every column up to the selected one.
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Column frozen
A thick line now marks the edge of column A. It stays in place as you scroll right. Choose View > Freeze > No columns to undo it.
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