Select Rows and Cells

• Jun 09, 2026
• 2 minutes to read

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Select Individual Rows and Cells

End users can use navigation keys and the mouse to select individual data items within the GridControl.

Select Multiple Items

To select all visible data items:

1. Check that the cell’s in-place editor is closed
2. Press Ctrl + A

Note

Check that the DataViewBase.NavigationStyle and DataControlBase.SelectionMode properties are not set to None.

Select Multiple Rows

Refer to the following topic for additional information: Row Selection.

The Row Selection Mode

• Hold Ctrl and click multiple rows to select/unselect them:

  

• Click the initial row, hold Shift, and click the last row of the range:

  

• Hold Ctrl, focus a row with the keyboard, and press Space to select/unselect it:

  

• Drag the mouse along the Row Indicator Panel to select a range of rows (to enable this behavior, set the TableView.UseIndicatorForSelection / TreeListView.UseIndicatorForSelection property to true):

  

Tip

Use the TableView.RowIndicatorSelectedBackground / TreeListView.RowIndicatorSelectedBackground property to apply a custom background brush to the Row Indicator Panel cells of selected and focused rows.

The MultipleRow Selection Mode

• Click a row to select/unselect it:

  

• Focus a row with the keyboard and press Space to select/unselect it:

  

Select Multiple Cells

Refer to the following help topic for more information: Multiple Cell Selection Mode.

• Hold Ctrl and click multiple cells to select/unselect them:

  

• Select the initial cell, hold Shift, and use the mouse or navigation keys to select the last cell of the range:

  

• Hold Ctrl, focus a cell with the keyboard, and press Space to select/unselect it:

  

• Hold the left mouse button and drag the pointer to select a range of cells (also, you can use the Selection Rectangle):