Locking Columns in a List

Lists can contain many columns. You might find that you want to scroll to the right and view columns you cannot see without losing focus of the left-most columns. You can do this by locking the desired left-most columns. An example of a list with locked columns is shown in Figure 5-7.

Figure 5-7 Example of Columns Locked in a List

To lock columns in a list

1. Select the list in which you want to lock columns.

2. Double-click the column header of the right-most column you want to lock.

   The locked column headers now appear with a darker gray background. In addition, a dark gray vertical line appears separating the locked columns from the unlocked columns.

3. Scroll to the right to view columns without losing focus of the locked columns on the left.

You can unlock columns.

To unlock columns

• Double-click the header of the right-most locked column.

  This is the same column you double-clicked to lock the columns.