How to freeze a column in a stata data editor?

[Mahdie Raj]

Hi everyone,
I need to freeze a column in my STATA data editor; to see that column at any time that I am scrolling right or left. Something like freeze command in Excel. I appreciate your advice.
Thanks,
Best,
Nader

[Clyde Schechter]

As far as I know, the Data Editor does not have this feature.

If you want to see particular variables only, you can select which variables you want to see in the Browser/Data Editor, and you can -order- them whatever way you want. That's not the same thing, but in most situations will get you the data view you want.

[William Lisowski]

That does not seem possible. However, you can hide and show specific variables. When you are looking at, say, var21-var24 and you want to see var1 and var2, the easiest way may be to select the var1 and var2 columns, then in the menus, View > Data Editor > Show only selected variables, then in the Data Edtior Variables pane, select click in the boxes to the left of var21-var24. (Or select var21-var24, right click, and Show selected variables.)

It's not elegant, but maybe it will help.

Added in edit: Crossed with Clyde's alternative approach.

[Mahdie Raj]

Thank you both for your advice. I exported the data to Excel then used freeze command within Excel.