Freeze Column Header
While entering data from a spreadsheet form, the column header is no longer visible as you continue to pan down.
Is there a way to freeze the column header as an image so you don't lose track of which field that data belongs with?
*Side note, I recognize that the document image can be moved and shifted with a click + hold action and that this might misalign the row with the column header.
This would require that the frozen column header shift with the image
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Hi @JamesRyanCraig . I almost exclusively use Form Data Entry Mode, with the Fields organized in the exact order of the Fields on the Image partly for this reason. And, with the long list of feature requests that have been pending for a long time, I wouldn't expect your very good idea to implemented any time soon - I hope I'm wrong, but that is my guess.
However, if you are willing to use an external program - a little AutoHotkey script called "Always on Top" then you can simulate something like what you are trying to do and are asking to get implemented. Note that some folks are wary of AutoHotkey, but I have used it for years with no problems. Once "Always on Top" is active, then Ctrl+Space will cause the active window to always stay on top of all others, including your Indexing window. Another Ctrl+Space turns off that "always on top" attribute for that window (so it's a "toggle."). If you have the program installed, and snip the header section of your image (using the Windows Snipping Tool) after getting it zoomed to your comfort level, and then do a Ctrl+Shift in that Snipping Tool Window, it will stay on top and in place as you slide your image up as you Index. Using your example, here is how your Indexing screen might look: You do have the slider and scroll bars in the way, but if you leave them alone and can ignore them, you'll always have access to the header names as you index.
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Let me know if you have any questions about this. I don't want to edit the above comment, because I've found that editing a message with a posted image messes with the image, and causes me to have to delete and repost it. Speaking of editing, I meant above that I don't expect your idea to be implemented any time soon.
AMENDED: I’ve actually experimented with this for my own purposes, and a better option - with more control over the size of the image to match the zoom level of your indexing image - is to import the header image into an image-editing program. I use the great, free program called irfanView. When you do a snip, the snip is automatically loaded into the clipboard, so when you open your favorite image editing program ( e.g. MS Paint, IrfanView, etc.) you just have to do a “Paste” to load the snip. You can then adjust the view/zoom level of it to match the body of your indexing image. The rest of the discussion about “Always on Top” still applies.
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