How can I keep several columns always visible while scrolling in Excel?

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Published on 2010-04-02T09:29:50Z Indexed on 2010/04/02 9:33 UTC
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I'm creating a large sheet in Excel with several categories on the first three columns.

But since I have so many columns I can no longer see those first three columns when filling in new ones.

So how can I keep several columns always visible while scrolling in Excel?

Note: this is for Excel 2007 or higher

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