# C1.WPF.Grid.C1GridControl.StartEditing

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<h1 id="C1_WPF_Grid_C1GridControl_StartEditing_" data-uid="C1.WPF.Grid.C1GridControl.StartEditing*">StartEditing Method
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<h4 id="C1_WPF_Grid_C1GridControl_StartEditing_C1_WPF_Grid_GridControlRange_System_Boolean_System_Boolean_System_Boolean_" data-uid="C1.WPF.Grid.C1GridControl.StartEditing(C1.WPF.Grid.GridControlRange,System.Boolean,System.Boolean,System.Boolean)">StartEditing(GridControlRange, bool, bool, bool)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Starts editing a specific cell.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public virtual bool StartEditing(GridControlRange range, bool fullEdit = true, bool focus = true, bool disableAnimation = false)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Overridable Function StartEditing(range As GridControlRange, Optional fullEdit As Boolean = True, Optional focus As Boolean = True, Optional disableAnimation As Boolean = False) As Boolean</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.WPF.Grid.GridControlRange.html">GridControlRange</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">range</span></td>
      <td><p>The range to start editing.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">fullEdit</span></td>
      <td><p>Whether to stay in edit mode when the user presses the cursor keys.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">focus</span></td>
      <td><p>Whether to set the focus and select the text in the editor.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">disableAnimation</span></td>
      <td><p>if set to <code>true</code> disable scrolling animations.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
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