Linkbutton does not look like a linkbutton

OK, I almost got my problem solved. Zen is almost there! Just that a LinkButton control inside a column in my datagrid doesn't show like a link button. It does not have an underlining. My client side JavaScript is enabled. How do I make the button underlined and appear and act like a linkbutton? Currently, it just displays the text like a normal label/table cell that has a label.

did u drag the link in from the webform designer,

It looks like the LinkButton cannot be databound. If it is, it just disappears. As a test, I tried this:

Code:

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<asp:TemplateColumn HeaderText="Full Name">
                                                <ItemTemplate>
                                                        <asp:LinkButton OnClick="dg_ItemCommand">
                                                                <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Full Name")%>
                                                        </asp:LinkButton>
                                                </ItemTemplate>
                                        </asp:TemplateColumn>

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The column displays the correct full name value but no underlining. I am guessing that the grid replaced the linkbutton with a literal control. I did this and found out.

Code:

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lblMessage.Text = dg.Items(1).Cells(0).Controls(0).GetType.ToString

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in a button_click.


Then, I tried this:

Code:

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<asp:LinkButton id="lnk" style="Z-INDEX: 104; LEFT: 432px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 80px" runat="server">The date and time is: <%# System.DateTime.Now.ToLongDateString %></asp:LinkButton>

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And it only showed the link button with the text

The date and time is:


How do I have a control in a grid that:

(1) Is DataBound
(2) Appears and acts like a linkbutton
(3) Does not behave like the ItemTemplate's EditItem where you have those edit textboxes inside the grid itself.

the only way i can think of is if you make an image and use that,
keep in mind im only a novice i may talk alot of rubbish
make the image look like a link button