Unfreeze rows in Google Sheets
Use View > Freeze to make sure no rows are frozen. Do not change any cell values.
Verified by JosephineAbout 60 secondsUse View > Freeze to make sure no rows are frozen. Do not change any cell values.
Step-by-step
Open the practice sheetUse the example data shown below so the result is easy to check.
Unfreeze rowsUse View > Freeze to make sure no rows are frozen. Do not change any cell values.
Check the resultCompare the finished sheet with the expected result and correct the target range if needed.
Shortcut or faster method
Select the full target range first. This avoids repeating the same change cell by cell.
Expected result
No rows are frozen.
Common mistake
Changing the source values while applying the formatting or structure change.
Troubleshooting
Undo the last change, reselect the intended range, and try again. No rows are frozen.
Example spreadsheet data
This is the clean fixture used for the verified run.
| Employee | Department | Week | Hours |
| Anna | Design | Week 1 | 32 |
| Ben | Sales | Week 1 | 38 |
| Cara | Finance | Week 2 | 35 |
| Dev | Operations | Week 2 | 40 |
| Eva | Support | Week 3 | 36 |
Video transcript
- Open the prepared Team schedule spreadsheet.
- Open the practice sheet. Use the example data shown below so the result is easy to check.
- Unfreeze rows. Use View > Freeze to make sure no rows are frozen. Do not change any cell values.
- Check the result. Compare the finished sheet with the expected result and correct the target range if needed.
- No rows are frozen.