Grid FX offers in place WYSIWYG template editing and context-sensitive Smart Tag Wizards that expose common functionality.
Now the developer can click and drag right on the design surface or access Smart Tags where most functionality is readily available in graphical way rather than a simple list of properties.

Grid FX Main Features

Grid FX Motifs
Found within Grid FX Auto Format Wizard, Motifs are an effective way to quickly apply visuals to your grid. Rather than customizing individual grid elements, Grid FX has pre-built professionally designed Motifs for virtually every major application, like Microsoft Office, Outlook, Sharepoint, Windows Vista, Dynamics CRM plus other popular formats such as Gmail, Yahoo and iTunes among others. These motifs not only change colors but also apply fonts, column and row effects and even change the characteristics of buttons and other navigation controls to match the grid's parent container or the application visuals. In addition, there are also palettes available to change virtually every grid color with a single mouse click.

Grid FX Drag and Drop Editing
Grid FX allows the developer to intuitively grab, drag and rearrange grid elements right on the design surface. Gone are the days of working through abstract modal dialogs for design-time customization.

Grid FX Smart Tag Wizards
Grid FX expands on the Visual Studio concept of Smart Tag Wizards by implementing full blown, context-sensitive wizards where most important functionality is readily available in an intuitive, graphical method.

Grid FX In-Place Template Editing
Grid FX improves the template editing experience. Instead of the control being hidden and entering "template mode", Grid FX supports in-place WYSIWYG template editing, allowing a more natural method of grid manipulation.

Grid FX FloatingBar
The Grid FX FloatingBar appears in an elegant and usable manner when the user hovers over an editable area. Properties are presented to allow the customization of aesthetic as well as functional aspects of the grid.

Grid FX Data Editing
With Grid FX, end-users can easily insert, update and delete data using either in-place data editing or customizable modal dialog data editing. Either option allows for an intuitive method of end-user manipulation of data.

Grid FX Grouping, Sorting and Filtering
End-users need to be able to efficiently manipulate and digest data in order to make key business decisions. Grid FX allows these users to group, sort and filter their data in any way their needs dictate.

Grid FX Integrated Chart FX Technology
Grid FX ships Chart FX products in-the-box, offering immediate charts, digital panels, gauges and maps. In addition, these elements respond to contextual information such as clicks, drilldowns and master-detail.

Grid FX Sidebars
Sidebars define space for child data that enhances the grid without additional design or development. Sidebars are completely flexible and can be used to display anything from html elements to Chart FX objects.

Grid FX Card View
Card View gives developers an alternative method of displaying data in a non-columnar way. Developers can define custom templates and use these templates to display your data items in any particular layout.

Grid FX Master Detail
Sometimes it's necessary to display detailed information about a particular data row. Master detail allows developers to define areas to display supporting data that may otherwise not fit into their defined tabular layout.