Hi Mace!
I tried setting sparse = .f. for the column that contains last name, however, I lost the icon altogether (and also lost my row highlight for the last name field.

i have in the init if the grid:

With This
  .SetAll([DynamicBackColor],"IIF(RECNO([hfmaster]) = thisform.nRecordNo, RGB(192,192,192),RGB(255,255,255))",[Column])
  .SetAll([DynamicForeColor],"IIF(RECNO([hfmaster]) = thisform.nRecordNo, RGB(255,255,255),RGB(0,0,0,))",[Column])
  .Refresh()
Endwith

And in the AfterRowColChange of grid:

Lparameters nColIndex
With Thisform
	.nRecordNo = Recno([hfmaster])
	.pageframe1.page2.grid1.Refresh()
Endwith

Thanks for your help!
Angie
Why does setting sparse = .f. affect my grid highlight...
also, Would this be affecting my hand icon as well?