>>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?
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>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>

If you are content with setting focus on grid cell, then it is comparatively easy. If not, then VFP9 has Grid.GridHitTest method (to be called from MouseMove event) to make it doable.