Hi Jeremy.

>> I think that I have solved it using the MouseMove event, but i'm unsure why I can't just use the MousePointer property.

What I am trying to achieve is that where ever the user is over the grid their cursor is a pointer and not the verticle line you get to enter/select text with. (Basically all they can do is click on the grid nothing else.) <<

What you could do id place a transparent shape with a transparent border over the grid and set its MousePointer to 1 (arrow). If you need to know what portion of the grid the user clicked on, you can use the Geid's GridHitTest method by putting code like this in the Shape's MouseDown:

LOCAL lnWhat, lnRelRow, lnRelCol
lnWhat = 0
lnRelRow = 0
lnRelCol = 0
This.Parent.Grid1.GridHitTest( nXCoord, nYCoord, @lnWhat, @lnRelRow, @lnRelCol )

lnWhat tells you which part of the grid (cell, scrollbar, etc, the mouse is over).

lnRelRow gives you the RelativeRow that the mouse is over.

lnRelCol gives you the RelativeColumn that the mouse is over.

HTH.

Marcia