There are a few basic concepts that you should be familiar with in order to work efficiently with Xceed Grid for WinForms. The topics found in this section were designed to introduce you to these basic concepts so you can start using the grid quickly. 

Once you have read and understood the basic concepts of the grid, the next step is to decide if you want to use the Grid Designer which provides an easy-to-use visual editor to create and manipulate grids, or the GridControl class which provides more flexibility and allows you to dynamically create grids. 

For information on more advanced concepts such as custom painting or extending the classes found within Xceed Grid for WinForms, jump to the Advanced Concepts section.