>Hi,
>
>I have a grid column (let's call it C1) whose controlsource is a character type field (from a local view).
>The grid is desgined for display only (not to take input)
>
>Is it possible to conditionally display some of the values of C1 as indented (say prefix them with 3 space chars) without actually changing the value of the underlying field?
>The condition is derived from another field in the same view as mentioned.

Sure, you can put an expression in ControlSource ("myPrefix" + Table.Field). This makes the column readonly, but would work for you, as I understand.