You cannot scroll to view the other areas of an Excel worksheet (906309)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Excel 2003
  • Microsoft Excel 2002
  • Microsoft Excel 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you try to scroll to view the other areas of a Microsoft Excel worksheet, the scrolling attempt is unsuccessful.

CAUSE

This issue may occur when the panes in the Excel worksheet have been frozen.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, unfreeze the panes in the Excel worksheet. To do this, click Unfreeze Panes on the Window menu.

Note If you want specific rows or columns to be visible when you scroll in the Excel worksheet, you must freeze those areas. To do this, scroll to the location that you want to be visible in the Excel worksheet, and then freeze the panes.

To freeze the panes in an Excel worksheet, click Freeze Panes on the Window menu.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/20/2005
Keywords:kbScrollBar kbtshoot kbprb KB906309 kbAudEndUser
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