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How to make header row follow when scroll down worksheet in Excel?

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Making the header row follow when scrolling down a worksheet makes it easier to read in large data sheets. This article introduces two methods of making header row follow in one worksheet as well as in all worksheets of current workbook.

Make header row follow in a single worksheet
Easily make all header rows follow in all worksheets of active workbook

Make header row follow in a single worksheet

This section will introduce the Freeze Panes function of Excel to make header row follow when scrolling down the worksheet.

1. Shift to the worksheet you need to make header row follow, select cell A2 (or the first cell under your header row), and then click View > Freeze Panes > Freeze Panes. See screenshot:

A screenshot of the Freeze Panes option on the View tab

If your header row is located at the top of the worksheet, please click View > Freeze Panes > Freeze Top Rows directly. See screenshot.

A screenshot of Freeze Top Row option in the View tab

Now the header row is frozen. And it will follow the worksheet up and down while scrolling the worksheet.

Make all header rows follow in all worksheets of active workbook

This section will show you the Freeze panes multiple worksheets utility of Kutools for Excel to make all header rows follow in all worksheets. Please do as follows.

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1. Select cell A2 (or the first cell under your header row) in any worksheet, then click Kutools Plus > Worksheet > Freeze panes multiple worksheets. 

A screenshot of the Freeze panes multiple worksheets option on the Kutools Plus tab on the ribbon

Then all header rows are frozen in all worksheets of current workbook.

For canceling the freeze panes for all sheets, please click Kutools Plus > Worksheet > Unfreeze panes multiple worksheets as below screenshot shown.

A screenshot of Unfreeze panes multiple worksheets option under Kutools Plus tab on the ribbon

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