one of the most stopidest Q there is....

Hi, JUSTm,

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Ciao,
Holger

If more than the top row is being frozen then you must be positioned in something other than Row 2 when you freeze the panes.
Sorry but I'm not understanding what you mean by "the first column stops at the end of my table and does not include what is underneath" so can't help on that part.
Not sure how familiar you are with freeze panes but if you have only just started using the function then examples below:-
If you want to freeze just the first row (which is usually for the headings) then position yourself in Cell A2 when you freeze panes.
If you want to freeze the first row and first column then position yourself in Cell B2 and so on.