If you’re like most people, you probably use Excel to manage your data. But what if you want to use it as a tool for splitting up your work? That’s where the split screen function comes in. The split screen function lets you run two different Excel cells side by side. This can be helpful when you need to compare data or figure out how something works. You can also use the split screen function to help with calculations. To use the split screen function, open Excel and click on the arrow at the top of the main window. Then select “Split Screen.” If you’re working on a worksheet, Excel will automatically create two new cells in your workbook, one for each Split Screen window. If you’re not working on a sheet, open one of the Split Screen windows and click on the “New” button at the bottom of that window. Now that you have two cells open in Excel, start working on one of them and then close the other cell so that both are closed again. When you finish working on one cell, reopen the other cell and start working on it again. You’ll see that Excel is now splitting your work between those two cells!
Splitting screens, whether vertically or horizontally, is a great way to streamline your workflow when using Excel. Using this feature lets you simultaneously view separate sections of a spreadsheet, enabling you to compare data quickly. Here’s how.
Using the Split Screen Function
If you have a spreadsheet packed with data, navigating it can be quite cumbersome, especially if you want to compare data from several different sections of the spreadsheet. Taking advantage of Excel’s split-screen functionality can streamline this process. Excel also lets you customize how the screen is split, giving you complete control for your specific needs.
Finding the split screen function is easy enough. Just head over to the “View” tab and click the “Split” option.
That said, there are a few ways to use this feature to split the screen.
Creating Four Equal Quadrants
Excel lets you split the screen into four equal quadrants. This gives you four copies of your current worksheet, all on the same screen! To do this, first, make sure that you’ve got the A1 cell selected.
Next, head back over to the “View” tab and click the “Split” button. This will split your screen into four equal worksheets.
You can also tweak where the split is by clicking and dragging either side of one of the worksheets, or the center section.
Vertical and Horizontal Splits
If you don’t need four copies of the worksheet, you can split the screen in two instead. You can split the screen horizontally or vertically, depending on what you need.
To split the screen horizontally, select a cell from column A in any row (Except for the A1 cell). Next, click the “Split” button on the “View” tab. The split will appear above the selected row. For example, if we select cell A5, the split will look like this:
Splitting the screen vertically is just as easy. Select a cell from any column (except column A) in row 1 and click the “Split” button.
You don’t have to follow these rules exactly. Selecting any cell from any row will split the spreadsheet. The only thing to remember is that, unless you select a cell from the first row or from column A, the screen will be split into four instead of two.
Once you’re finished with the feature and are ready to get the screen back to a single worksheet, simply click the “Split” option again to turn it off. Alternatively, you can drag the sides of the split screen bars to the edge of the window to disable the feature.
