Changing DataGridView Header Cells' Text Alignment And The Font Size

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I'm trying to change the text alignment and the font size of a DataGridView. All the Columns are created programatically at runtime. Here's the code.. ``` private void LoadData() { dgvBreakDowns.ColumnCount = 5; dgvBreakDowns.Columns[0].Name = "Breakdown No"; dgvBreakDowns.Columns[1].Name = "Breakdown Type"; dgvBreakDowns.Columns[2].Name = "Machine Type"; dgvBreakDowns.Columns[3].Name = "Date"; dgvBreakDowns.Columns[4].Name = "Completed"; dgvBreakDowns.Columns[4].Visible = false; foreach (DataGridViewHeaderCell header in dgvBreakDowns.Rows) { header.Style.Alignment = DataGridViewContentAlignment.MiddleCenter; header.Style.Font = new Font("Arial", 12F, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Pixel); } } ``` This `LoadData()` method is called in the Form's constructor. The Columns are created but their Headers' changes don't apply. I think its because of a flaw in my loop `foreach (DataGridViewHeaderCell header in dgvBreakDowns.Rows)?` I'm not sure. I tried changing it to `dgvBreakDowns.Columns` a…

Accepted Answer

Try this (note I'm using Columns here and not Rows):

```
foreach(DataGridViewColumn col in dgvBreakDowns.Columns)
{
    col.HeaderCell.Style.Alignment = DataGridViewContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
    col.HeaderCell.Style.Font = new Font("Arial", 12F, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Pixel);
}
```

As for deselecting the cell, try `dgvBreakDowns.ClearSelection()`

Changing DataGridView Header Cells' Text Alignment And The Font Size

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