>Hi, if its not possible to make a grid transparent by itself, would it be possible to give it a gradient backcolor?

Not natively I think - since usually the visible part of VFP Grids are mostly textboxes.
If I were you, I'd probably take a look whether there is one among the ActiveX Grid replacements, like MS FlexGrid, DBI Toolbox, offering transparency/gradient features.

Regards
-Stefan