Locking List Columns

Lists can contain many columns. You might find that you want to scroll to the right and view additional columns without losing focus of the left-most columns. In this scenario, you can lock the left-most columns.

shows an example of locked columns in a list. The locked column include the Account column, and all the columns to the left. The headers of the locked columns have a darker gray background.

Note: You cannot edit or query locked columns. The lock option is not supported for hierarchical list applets.

Figure 6-7 shows an example of a list view with locked columns.

Figure 6-7 Example of a List View with Locked Columns

To lock list columns  

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

2. Click the header on the right-most column of the group of columns that you want to lock.

3. Click Lock.

   The locked column headers appear with a darker gray background and have a lock icon. You can scroll to the right to view columns without losing focus of the locked columns on the left.

4. To unlock the columns, click the header of the right-most locked column, then click Unlock.