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Magic Cells
Anything beyond someone's comprehension is generally considered magic.
Recently I found someone else's spreadsheet that had "Magic Cells." And I can't find out what they're called to do a good search for them to learn how to use them. The spreadsheet was set up so that it was almost like a split screen horizontally. As you scrolled down the original cells that made up the headers for each column continuted to travel with you so you new which category you were in. Ideally when it printed it printed these same header cells on each sheet. I'm currently working on a 7 page like 6pt font document list of itmes from an inventory and could use some "Magic Cells" to help me sort through the spreadsheet. Any help Will be a great help. -Jacob Roecker |
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For splitting the window to keep the headings in place look at
http://www.allaboutoffice.co.uk/exsplit.htm . To get your column headings printing on every page have a look at http://www.allaboutoffice.co.uk/exheadrpt.htm Andrea Jones http://www.allaboutoffice.co.uk http://www.stratatraining.co.uk http://www.allaboutclait.com "Jacob_F_Roecker" wrote: Anything beyond someone's comprehension is generally considered magic. Recently I found someone else's spreadsheet that had "Magic Cells." And I can't find out what they're called to do a good search for them to learn how to use them. The spreadsheet was set up so that it was almost like a split screen horizontally. As you scrolled down the original cells that made up the headers for each column continuted to travel with you so you new which category you were in. Ideally when it printed it printed these same header cells on each sheet. I'm currently working on a 7 page like 6pt font document list of itmes from an inventory and could use some "Magic Cells" to help me sort through the spreadsheet. Any help Will be a great help. -Jacob Roecker |
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I like to use Windows|Freeze Panes to keep certain rows (and columns!) in sight.
Say you want to always see rows 1&2 and columns A&B. Select A1 (so you can see it) Select C3 (one row down and one column to the right of the cells you want frozen) Then Window|Freeze panes. Then to see this same kind of effect on paper: File|Page Setup|Sheet Tab click on the "Rows to repeat at top" box and use the mouse to point at the rows you want to see on every sheet of paper. And you can do the same thing for the columns you want to see on every sheet of paper. Jacob_F_Roecker wrote: Anything beyond someone's comprehension is generally considered magic. Recently I found someone else's spreadsheet that had "Magic Cells." And I can't find out what they're called to do a good search for them to learn how to use them. The spreadsheet was set up so that it was almost like a split screen horizontally. As you scrolled down the original cells that made up the headers for each column continuted to travel with you so you new which category you were in. Ideally when it printed it printed these same header cells on each sheet. I'm currently working on a 7 page like 6pt font document list of itmes from an inventory and could use some "Magic Cells" to help me sort through the spreadsheet. Any help Will be a great help. -Jacob Roecker -- Dave Peterson |
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Dear Dave and Andrea:
You guys were right on track. As it turns out I needed to do a combination of EVERYTHING you said in order to get things working right. Do you realize that you just increased my productivity by a whole lot!!!! WOW. This wont just make life easier it's going to make work a lot quicker!!! -Jacob "Dave Peterson" wrote: I like to use Windows|Freeze Panes to keep certain rows (and columns!) in sight. Say you want to always see rows 1&2 and columns A&B. Select A1 (so you can see it) Select C3 (one row down and one column to the right of the cells you want frozen) Then Window|Freeze panes. Then to see this same kind of effect on paper: File|Page Setup|Sheet Tab click on the "Rows to repeat at top" box and use the mouse to point at the rows you want to see on every sheet of paper. And you can do the same thing for the columns you want to see on every sheet of paper. Jacob_F_Roecker wrote: Anything beyond someone's comprehension is generally considered magic. Recently I found someone else's spreadsheet that had "Magic Cells." And I can't find out what they're called to do a good search for them to learn how to use them. The spreadsheet was set up so that it was almost like a split screen horizontally. As you scrolled down the original cells that made up the headers for each column continuted to travel with you so you new which category you were in. Ideally when it printed it printed these same header cells on each sheet. I'm currently working on a 7 page like 6pt font document list of itmes from an inventory and could use some "Magic Cells" to help me sort through the spreadsheet. Any help Will be a great help. -Jacob Roecker -- Dave Peterson |
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If you used a combination of suggestions, I bet you used Window|Split instead of
window|Freeze panes. There is a difference in the way they behave. When you split the window, you can scroll each window independently. If you like that, then use Split. (I don't like it. I like freezing panes better--since I want those headers to always be visible.) Jacob_F_Roecker wrote: Dear Dave and Andrea: You guys were right on track. As it turns out I needed to do a combination of EVERYTHING you said in order to get things working right. Do you realize that you just increased my productivity by a whole lot!!!! WOW. This wont just make life easier it's going to make work a lot quicker!!! -Jacob "Dave Peterson" wrote: I like to use Windows|Freeze Panes to keep certain rows (and columns!) in sight. Say you want to always see rows 1&2 and columns A&B. Select A1 (so you can see it) Select C3 (one row down and one column to the right of the cells you want frozen) Then Window|Freeze panes. Then to see this same kind of effect on paper: File|Page Setup|Sheet Tab click on the "Rows to repeat at top" box and use the mouse to point at the rows you want to see on every sheet of paper. And you can do the same thing for the columns you want to see on every sheet of paper. Jacob_F_Roecker wrote: Anything beyond someone's comprehension is generally considered magic. Recently I found someone else's spreadsheet that had "Magic Cells." And I can't find out what they're called to do a good search for them to learn how to use them. The spreadsheet was set up so that it was almost like a split screen horizontally. As you scrolled down the original cells that made up the headers for each column continuted to travel with you so you new which category you were in. Ideally when it printed it printed these same header cells on each sheet. I'm currently working on a 7 page like 6pt font document list of itmes from an inventory and could use some "Magic Cells" to help me sort through the spreadsheet. Any help Will be a great help. -Jacob Roecker -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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Dear Dave:
When I froze it froze more rows than what I wanted and less columns than what I wanted. It was an UGH situation. Then instead I split the cells first and then froze the split. This gave me precisely the look I wanted and works just fine! "Dave Peterson" wrote: If you used a combination of suggestions, I bet you used Window|Split instead of window|Freeze panes. There is a difference in the way they behave. When you split the window, you can scroll each window independently. If you like that, then use Split. (I don't like it. I like freezing panes better--since I want those headers to always be visible.) Jacob_F_Roecker wrote: Dear Dave and Andrea: You guys were right on track. As it turns out I needed to do a combination of EVERYTHING you said in order to get things working right. Do you realize that you just increased my productivity by a whole lot!!!! WOW. This wont just make life easier it's going to make work a lot quicker!!! -Jacob "Dave Peterson" wrote: I like to use Windows|Freeze Panes to keep certain rows (and columns!) in sight. Say you want to always see rows 1&2 and columns A&B. Select A1 (so you can see it) Select C3 (one row down and one column to the right of the cells you want frozen) Then Window|Freeze panes. Then to see this same kind of effect on paper: File|Page Setup|Sheet Tab click on the "Rows to repeat at top" box and use the mouse to point at the rows you want to see on every sheet of paper. And you can do the same thing for the columns you want to see on every sheet of paper. Jacob_F_Roecker wrote: Anything beyond someone's comprehension is generally considered magic. Recently I found someone else's spreadsheet that had "Magic Cells." And I can't find out what they're called to do a good search for them to learn how to use them. The spreadsheet was set up so that it was almost like a split screen horizontally. As you scrolled down the original cells that made up the headers for each column continuted to travel with you so you new which category you were in. Ideally when it printed it printed these same header cells on each sheet. I'm currently working on a 7 page like 6pt font document list of itmes from an inventory and could use some "Magic Cells" to help me sort through the spreadsheet. Any help Will be a great help. -Jacob Roecker -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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See if this old post can help clear things up:
http://tinyurl.com/2qdzt -- HTH, RD ================================================== === Please keep all correspondence within the Group, so all may benefit! ================================================== === "Jacob_F_Roecker" wrote in message ... Dear Dave: When I froze it froze more rows than what I wanted and less columns than what I wanted. It was an UGH situation. Then instead I split the cells first and then froze the split. This gave me precisely the look I wanted and works just fine! "Dave Peterson" wrote: If you used a combination of suggestions, I bet you used Window|Split instead of window|Freeze panes. There is a difference in the way they behave. When you split the window, you can scroll each window independently. If you like that, then use Split. (I don't like it. I like freezing panes better--since I want those headers to always be visible.) Jacob_F_Roecker wrote: Dear Dave and Andrea: You guys were right on track. As it turns out I needed to do a combination of EVERYTHING you said in order to get things working right. Do you realize that you just increased my productivity by a whole lot!!!! WOW. This wont just make life easier it's going to make work a lot quicker!!! -Jacob "Dave Peterson" wrote: I like to use Windows|Freeze Panes to keep certain rows (and columns!) in sight. Say you want to always see rows 1&2 and columns A&B. Select A1 (so you can see it) Select C3 (one row down and one column to the right of the cells you want frozen) Then Window|Freeze panes. Then to see this same kind of effect on paper: File|Page Setup|Sheet Tab click on the "Rows to repeat at top" box and use the mouse to point at the rows you want to see on every sheet of paper. And you can do the same thing for the columns you want to see on every sheet of paper. Jacob_F_Roecker wrote: Anything beyond someone's comprehension is generally considered magic. Recently I found someone else's spreadsheet that had "Magic Cells." And I can't find out what they're called to do a good search for them to learn how to use them. The spreadsheet was set up so that it was almost like a split screen horizontally. As you scrolled down the original cells that made up the headers for each column continuted to travel with you so you new which category you were in. Ideally when it printed it printed these same header cells on each sheet. I'm currently working on a 7 page like 6pt font document list of itmes from an inventory and could use some "Magic Cells" to help me sort through the spreadsheet. Any help Will be a great help. -Jacob Roecker -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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It sounds like you had the selected the wrong cell.
And if you did Window|Split followed by Window|Freeze panes, then only the freeze panes is in effect. Jacob_F_Roecker wrote: Dear Dave: When I froze it froze more rows than what I wanted and less columns than what I wanted. It was an UGH situation. Then instead I split the cells first and then froze the split. This gave me precisely the look I wanted and works just fine! "Dave Peterson" wrote: If you used a combination of suggestions, I bet you used Window|Split instead of window|Freeze panes. There is a difference in the way they behave. When you split the window, you can scroll each window independently. If you like that, then use Split. (I don't like it. I like freezing panes better--since I want those headers to always be visible.) Jacob_F_Roecker wrote: Dear Dave and Andrea: You guys were right on track. As it turns out I needed to do a combination of EVERYTHING you said in order to get things working right. Do you realize that you just increased my productivity by a whole lot!!!! WOW. This wont just make life easier it's going to make work a lot quicker!!! -Jacob "Dave Peterson" wrote: I like to use Windows|Freeze Panes to keep certain rows (and columns!) in sight. Say you want to always see rows 1&2 and columns A&B. Select A1 (so you can see it) Select C3 (one row down and one column to the right of the cells you want frozen) Then Window|Freeze panes. Then to see this same kind of effect on paper: File|Page Setup|Sheet Tab click on the "Rows to repeat at top" box and use the mouse to point at the rows you want to see on every sheet of paper. And you can do the same thing for the columns you want to see on every sheet of paper. Jacob_F_Roecker wrote: Anything beyond someone's comprehension is generally considered magic. Recently I found someone else's spreadsheet that had "Magic Cells." And I can't find out what they're called to do a good search for them to learn how to use them. The spreadsheet was set up so that it was almost like a split screen horizontally. As you scrolled down the original cells that made up the headers for each column continuted to travel with you so you new which category you were in. Ideally when it printed it printed these same header cells on each sheet. I'm currently working on a 7 page like 6pt font document list of itmes from an inventory and could use some "Magic Cells" to help me sort through the spreadsheet. Any help Will be a great help. -Jacob Roecker -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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