Hi Leka,
Actually you want to go past what you want to freeze.
Chip stayed up too late last night.
to freeze column A, first select column B
to freeze Columns A & B, first select column C
to freeze row 1, first select row 2
to freeze Column A and Row 1, first select cell B2
then Window (menu), Freeze
to unfreeze use Window, unfreeze
More information
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/freeze.htm