>I have set the following grid properties: the 'RecordSource' set to an alias name, the 'RecordSourceType' set to 'Alias', the 'ColumnCount' set to the proper number of columns in my grid, each column's 'ControlSource' is set to the alias name plus the field (ex: Customer.LastName). For some reason, the grid is not showing the columns that I wanted but the fields in the table in the order they were created when the table made. Why won't the fields that I have set in all the column's 'ControlSource' properties show when the grid is displayed?

Try to check controlsource property again. Assigning rowsource property should be done first, otherwise it will automatically delete your columnsource.