Hi Cetin,

I've tested around and found a little bit smarter solution.

I do not alter SET FIXED, I alter SET POINT. The visual change on the grid is much smaller and will be recognized by a minority only.

Thank you for your help.

Agnes
>>I will give it a try.
>>But plaing around with POINT and FIXED will be slow,(The grid might hold several colums with numbers on several thousend lines. If I alter FIXED each of them will be redrawn. Not to mention all the textboxes in the input container, filter etc.).
>>I do a lot of stuff with semiautomats that use macros. I've to fill them with numbers what allways raise the problem of POINT and FIXED, so I know to restrict its use.
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>>Agnes
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>OK, try it nayway. Grid is generally clever to work only on visible cells.
>Cetin