Edit your own grids

It is possible for advanced users of The Grid 1 to edit their own grids, modifying or creating grids, and change other program settings without intervention from a helper.

Launch the 'slave' copy

To do this, you need to modify a cell so that it launches a 'slave' copy of The Grid.

• Choose a blank cell and right-click to display the cell properties.
• Click the 'Show Advanced' button.
• In the box next to the 'Run A Program' button enter (without quotes):
    "C:Program FilesSensory SoftwareThe GridTheGrid.exe /e"
• Click Ok.

The cell you have created will have The Grid's icon as its symbol. When you select this cell The Grid will run in 'edit mode' (if it does not run then make sure that it was installed to the location specified above, and that you are in on-screen keyboard mode (output to Other Programs)).

Using The Grid in edit mode

When The Grid runs in edit mode it will not respond as normal. Only the keyboard or mouse pointer can be used to highlight cells, and the only cell functions that are effective are jump and quit.

Use the original (master) copy of The Grid to send arrow keys to move around and enter to select. 'E' will launch the cell properties and then the cell editing works as for any other application.

Pointer input users can also use the mouse to right-click on a cell to get the properties.

Creating a grid for editing

You may wish to create a custom grid in order to make editing easier, such as the one shown on this page. Useful cells are the arrow keys (for selecting a cell), Enter to select a cell, 'E' to edit a cell and a jump to a keyboard and/or menu control grid. Tab is also useful for moving around the edit dialog box once it is shown.