>I have added a command button to a grid ( SPARSE = .F. ). The caption shows, but the bottom line across the button does not show until the button gets focus.
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> CommandButton
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> as grid object
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> | button |
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>How can I see the entire button for each object in the column, not just the one with focus?

Height and Width property of the command button conforms with the row and column size of the grid. The behaviour you mentioned happens only with check box and option button when it is set at graphical mode style property. Anyways, why don't you check the autosize property if it is set to .T. of .F. but I still have no guarantee if it works.