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Hopefully one of these articles can lead you on the right path<br />
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<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.datagrid.selectionbackcolor" rel="ugc">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.datagrid.selectionbackcolor</a><br />
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<a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1223280/how-can-i-set-the-color-of-a-selected-row-in-datagrid" rel="ugc">http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1223280/how-can-i-set-the-color-of-a-selected-row-in-datagrid</a>
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Hopefully one of these articles can lead you on the right path

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.datagrid.selectionbackcolor [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.datagrid.selectionbackcolor]

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1223280/how-can-i-set-the-color-of-a-selected-row-in-datagrid [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1223280/how-can-i-set-the-color-of-a-selected-row-in-datagrid]

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No, the first is for a DataGrid, not a DataGridView. The second is WPF.
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No, the first is for a DataGrid, not a DataGridView. The second is WPF.

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Using C# WinForms, I need to override the default blue color for a DataGridView. &nbsp;The default background of a datagrid that is “highlighted” is set to a windows scheme default color.<br />
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I need to make this yellow.<br />
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Can I do this?<br />
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Thank!
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Using C# WinForms, I need to override the default blue color for a DataGridView.  The default background of a datagrid that is “highlighted” is set to a windows scheme default color.

I need to make this yellow.

Can I do this?

Thank!

C# WinForms: Need to override the default color for a DataGridView

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