Scroll behavior (vertical, horizontal) in Figma - Cell-by-Cell Formula Trace

Sample Data

A simple table with 5 items and their descriptions arranged in two columns.

Cell	Value
A1	Item 1
A2	Item 2
A3	Item 3
A4	Item 4
A5	Item 5
B1	Description 1
B2	Description 2
B3	Description 3
B4	Description 4
B5	Description 5

Formula Trace

Scroll behavior: Vertical scroll enabled, Horizontal scroll disabled

Step 1: Check if content height > container height

Step 2: Check if content width > container width

Step 3: Apply scroll settings

Cell Reference Map

  |  A       |  B       |
--+----------+----------+
1 | Item 1   | Description 1
2 | Item 2   | Description 2
3 | Item 3   | Description 3
4 | Item 4   | Description 4
5 | Item 5   | Description 5

Arrows: Vertical scroll needed because rows exceed container height.
No horizontal scroll because columns fit container width.

The table cells represent the content inside a container. Vertical scroll is triggered by row overflow, horizontal scroll is not triggered because columns fit.

Result

Vertical scrollbar visible

↓

No horizontal scrollbar

The container shows a vertical scrollbar because content height exceeds container height. No horizontal scrollbar appears because content width fits.

Sheet Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

Why is vertical scroll enabled in this example?

A Because the content width is greater than the container width

B Because there are more columns than rows

C Because the content height is greater than the container height

D Because horizontal scroll is disabled

Key Result

Scroll behavior depends on comparing content size to container size; scroll enabled if content exceeds container in that direction.