protectedvoid gridEmployees_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { int index = gridEmployees.SelectedIndex; // You can retrieve the key field from the SelectedDataKey property. int ID = (int)gridEmployees.SelectedDataKey.Values["EmployeeID"]; // You can retrieve other data directly from the Cells collection, // as long as you know the column offset. string firstName = gridEmployees.SelectedRow.Cells[2].Text; string lastName = gridEmployees.SelectedRow.Cells[3].Text; lblRegionCaption.Text ="Regions that "+ firstName +""+ lastName + " (employee "+ ID.ToString() +") is responsible for:"; }