How to Change the DataGridView Cell Backcolor
- 1). Open Visual Studio 2010 by clicking on its program icon. When it loads, click "File," "New," then "Project" and then click "Visual C#/Windows Forms Application." A new Windows Form Application project will be created and a blank Windows Form will appear in the main editor window.
- 2). Click and drag the "DataGridView" from the "Toolbox" panel over to the Windows Form. Release the mouse button to place the table on the form.
- 3). Click the tiny black arrow located in the upper-right corner of the "DataGridView." A menu will appear. Click "Add Column" and click the "OK" button when the "Add Column" dialog box appears.
- 4). Click the "Cancel" button in the "Add Column" dialog box to close it. Your "DataGridView" should now have one column.
- 5). Click "View," which is a menu item located on the top row of buttons on the Visual Studio window. A menu will appear. Click "Code" to switch from the graphical editor to a source code editor. A source code file will appear.
- 6). Locate the following text in the source code file: InitializeComponent();
- 7). Write the following statement immediately after the "InitializeComponent();" line to set the cell background color to black: dataGridView1.DefaultCellStyle.SelectionBackColor = Color.Black;
- 8). Click the green "Play" button located in the top row of buttons in the Visual Studio window. A Windows Form will appear and displays a single "DataGridView" with one column and one row. The cell at the intersection between the row and column will have a black background color.