Use Excel's "Freeze Panes" functionality to lock rows or columns in place. Use Excel sort features to organize data in alphabetical or numerical order.

Is there a way to make Excel act like Access and "lock" the contents of rows so if a sort is done on a single column, it will include all the other columns?

To freeze multiple rows or columns, select the cell just below the rows and to the right of the columns you want to lock, then go to "Freeze Panes" and choose "Freeze Panes" again.

How to Sort Multiple Rows and Columns in Excel. With Microsoft Excel's powerful sorting capabilities, you can enter unsorted data and let the software sort your data numerically, alphabetically or ...

Steps to freeze multiple columns in Excel Click on the cell in row 1 in the column to the right of the columns you want to lock. For example, if you wish to freeze till column B, then click on ...

In the September 2003 column I erroneously stated that Excel’s Sort function can sort information only in columns (up and down) not in rows (left and right). I should have known better because I’ve ...