>Yes, you would have to set a focus to a textbox, that's why I asked if it's Ok for you. Otherwise, you get column events only available, and no way to tell what is textbox.value.
>Btw, you could set Form.ShowTips=.T. and try it. It will not work smoothly but maybe it's sufficent for you?

I don't see this thread having a resolution, do you? I have a similar problem in mind, I want to show few first chars, but to see the whole content in a tooltip (preferably a bubble one) <g>