Greg,

>>> One other thing to check...if the MappingName property of the DataGrid's TableStyleCollection doesn't match the name of the DataTable you are binding to the DataGrid, then your column settings will not appear at run time. Check the TableName property of your OrderDetail business object to make sure it matches what you have specified in the MappingName property (or vice-versa <s>)./
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>That solved part of the difference. I had missed setting the TableName property to OrderDetail vs. OrderDetails when creating the business object. I can see the correct code in step 7 but it isn't highlighted as something to change. Did I mess up earlier?
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>Now the column headers display the custom header text but they still don't display when the grid is empty. The Order grid behaves the same. Other than colors and fonts, the properties appear to be the same as the sample grid.

Unfortunately, the default behavior of the .NET Windows Forms grid is to not display columns until the first time you bind to it. You can bind an empty DataSet to the grid and then the columns will appear.

Regards,