The Sparse property controls what control to use to display data in the inactive cells of the grid column. When Sparse=.F. the current (or DynamicCurrrent) control is used, otherwise generic textbox is used.

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>Setting the Sparse to .F. solved my problem. I've only changed this setting a few times based on recommendations that I've read (like yours) but I really don't understand what the property controls so I will do some reading on the subject.
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