# "Freezing" a column in a tabular data screen view **URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/freezing-a-column-in-a-tabular-data-screen-view/1667441 **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X **Tags:** beginner **Created:** [January 7, 2022, 7:49am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/freezing-a-column-in-a-tabular-data-screen-view/1667441 "2022-01-07T07:49:38Z") **Posts on this page:** 8 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![mimostel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/mimostel/32/107661_2.png) [@mimostel](https://community.thunkable.com/u/mimostel) #### Post date: [January 7, 2022, 7:49am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/freezing-a-column-in-a-tabular-data-screen-view/1667441/1 "2022-01-07T07:49:39Z")
Hello Thunkers. Have a good 2022, with a lot of success and happiness ! Now, regarding my issue today šŸ˜Œ With the help of [@Thunkable\_Staff](https://community.thunkable.com/groups/thunkable_staff) and @muneer , I managed to get what I want about displaying a excel-like table, scrolling both horizontal and vertical: ![screen](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/c/f/cf691313b32c6c70704cc37bd336d1cfb639c325.gif) But as Iā€™m always looking for a way to improve my work, Iā€™m looking now for a way to ā€œfreezeā€ my first column (that will keep a name or so, and all data after that first column belongs to it), so a user can keep track about it. Something like: ![screen02](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/c/8/c87660655e1ddb4ccb3a54210aecac3ba7299eca.png) I was thinking about two DVL put together, side by side (first will keep 1st column, second will keep other columns) but each one will vertically scroll independently, so this wonā€™t help my issue. Maybe some of you have some ideea about how to achieve this šŸ¤” Thank you for your valuable time reading this. ---
### Author: ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer) #### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 9:55am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/freezing-a-column-in-a-tabular-data-screen-view/1667441/2 "2022-01-08T09:55:29Z")
In development, the rule is: If you can imagine it, you can code it Try this from the phone not the computer [https://x.thunkable.com/projectPage/61d95a7fa2a21b0011388bc3](https://x.thunkable.com/projectPage/61d95a7fa2a21b0011388bc3) ---
### Author: ![mimostel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/mimostel/32/107661_2.png) [@mimostel](https://community.thunkable.com/u/mimostel) #### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 10:23am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/freezing-a-column-in-a-tabular-data-screen-view/1667441/3 "2022-01-08T10:23:05Z")
Youā€™re the best šŸ¤— thank youā€¦ I would say we make a good teamā€¦ I imagine, and you code it šŸ¤£ P.S. Iā€™ll try to change my way of thinking from using a DVL to a clone-made view, to use your exampleā€¦ Hope that will generate at least as fast as a DVLā€¦ (even if Iā€™m not totally satisfied about the speed of displaying a DVL from a dynamically created table - we already discussed this on a Thunkable hours, when a [@Thunkable\_Staff](https://community.thunkable.com/groups/thunkable_staff) member said to me that something is not working quite right, as expected, on thatā€¦ and I still hope for a tweak) ---
### Author: ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer) #### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 10:46am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/freezing-a-column-in-a-tabular-data-screen-view/1667441/4 "2022-01-08T10:46:51Z")
Iā€™m glad I could be of help to your issue. ---
### Author: ![mimostel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/mimostel/32/107661_2.png) [@mimostel](https://community.thunkable.com/u/mimostel) #### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/freezing-a-column-in-a-tabular-data-screen-view/1667441/5 "2022-01-08T16:47:04Z")
Indeed, you helped me a lot (I still used DVL instead of label cloning, but i started from your idea), and the result was as needed: ![screen](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/7/2/7262e40b939e10bf3af37a03ba46096c10e55f1d.gif) ---
### Author: ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared) #### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/freezing-a-column-in-a-tabular-data-screen-view/1667441/6 "2022-01-08T16:57:05Z")
This is really cool!! ---
### Author: ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer) #### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/freezing-a-column-in-a-tabular-data-screen-view/1667441/7 "2022-01-08T17:00:10Z")
Wow, so great and perfectly aligned. I think you can do it with DVL but it would introduce yet another level of complication. Iā€™m glad it worked the way you wanted. ---
### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system) #### Post date: [April 8, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/freezing-a-column-in-a-tabular-data-screen-view/1667441/8 "2022-04-08T17:00:56Z")
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