diff --git a/src/components/reactGrid/CustomReactGrid.jsx b/src/components/reactGrid/CustomReactGrid.jsx
index 8b86aa9..6cffeee 100644
--- a/src/components/reactGrid/CustomReactGrid.jsx
+++ b/src/components/reactGrid/CustomReactGrid.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import '@silevis/reactgrid/styles.css';
 import { CellTemplates } from './cells';
 
 const departmentOptions = [
-  { label: 'None', value: undefined },
+  { label: '', value: '' },
   { label: 'HR', value: 'hr' },
   { label: 'Sales', value: 'sales' },
   { label: 'Marketing', value: 'marketing' },
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const getEmployees = () => [
     dept: 'sales',
     hiredAt: new Date('10-15-2020'),
   },
-  { id: '', fName: '', lName: '', dept: undefined, hiredAt: '' },
+  { id: '', fName: '', lName: '', dept: '', hiredAt: '' },
 ];
 
 const getColumns = () => [
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const headerRow = {
     { type: 'header', text: 'First Name' },
     { type: 'header', text: 'Last Name' },
     { type: 'header', text: 'Department' },
-    { type: 'header', text: 'Hire Date' },
+    { type: 'header', text: 'Hired Date' },
   ],
 };
 
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ const applyCellChanges = (changes, prevRows) => {
 
   changes.forEach((change) => {
     const { rowId, columnId, previousCell, newCell } = change;
-
     if (newCell.type === 'number') {
       prevRows[rowId][columnId] = newCell.value;
     }
@@ -89,10 +88,7 @@ const applyCellChanges = (changes, prevRows) => {
     }
     if (change.type === 'dropdown' && change.columnId === 'dept') {
       prevRows[rowId].isOpen = newCell.isOpen;
-      if (
-        newCell.selectedValue &&
-        newCell.selectedValue !== previousCell.selectedValue
-      ) {
+      if (newCell.selectedValue !== previousCell.selectedValue) {
         prevRows[rowId].dept = newCell.selectedValue;
       }
     }
@@ -103,7 +99,6 @@ const applyCellChanges = (changes, prevRows) => {
 
 const CustomReactGrid = () => {
   const [employees, setEmployees] = useState(getEmployees());
-  // console.log('employees', employees);
 
   const [columns] = useState(getColumns());
   const rows = getRows(employees);
@@ -148,6 +143,7 @@ const CustomReactGrid = () => {
         customCellTemplates={CellTemplates}
         onCellsChanged={handleChanges}
         onContextMenu={handleContextMenu}
+        enableColumnSelection
         enableRowSelection
         enableRangeSelection
         enableFillHandle
diff --git a/src/components/reactGrid/cells/DropdownCellTemplateOg.jsx b/src/components/reactGrid/cells/DropdownCellTemplateOg.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1460d03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/reactGrid/cells/DropdownCellTemplateOg.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,275 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import {
+  getCellProperty,
+  getCharFromKey,
+  isAlphaNumericKey,
+  keyCodes,
+} from '@silevis/reactgrid';
+
+import Select from 'react-select';
+
+export class DropdownCellTemplate {
+  getCompatibleCell(uncertainCell) {
+    let selectedValue;
+
+    try {
+      selectedValue = getCellProperty(uncertainCell, 'selectedValue', 'string');
+    } catch {
+      selectedValue = undefined;
+    }
+
+    const values = getCellProperty(uncertainCell, 'values', 'object');
+    const value = selectedValue ? parseFloat(selectedValue) : NaN;
+
+    let isDisabled = true;
+    try {
+      isDisabled = getCellProperty(uncertainCell, 'isDisabled', 'boolean');
+    } catch {
+      isDisabled = false;
+    }
+
+    let inputValue;
+    try {
+      inputValue = getCellProperty(uncertainCell, 'inputValue', 'string');
+    } catch {
+      inputValue = undefined;
+    }
+
+    let isOpen;
+    try {
+      isOpen = getCellProperty(uncertainCell, 'isOpen', 'boolean');
+    } catch {
+      isOpen = false;
+    }
+
+    const text = selectedValue || '';
+
+    return {
+      ...uncertainCell,
+      selectedValue,
+      text,
+      value,
+      values,
+      isDisabled,
+      isOpen,
+      inputValue,
+    };
+  }
+
+  update(cell, cellToMerge) {
+    // I use the text property as a selectedValue property because behaviors don't know about the selectedValue property
+    // and instead throw an error when we try to access it.
+    // Before merging, we also need to check if the incoming value is in the target values array, otherwise we set it to undefined.
+    const selectedValueFromText = cell.values.some(
+      (val) => val.value === cellToMerge.text
+    )
+      ? cellToMerge.text
+      : undefined;
+
+    return this.getCompatibleCell({
+      ...cell,
+      selectedValue: selectedValueFromText,
+      isOpen: cellToMerge.isOpen,
+      inputValue: cellToMerge.inputValue,
+    });
+  }
+
+  getClassName(cell, isInEditMode) {
+    const isOpen = cell.isOpen ? 'open' : 'closed';
+    return `${cell.className ? cell.className : ''}${isOpen}`;
+  }
+
+  handleKeyDown(cell, keyCode, ctrl, shift, alt, key, capsLock) {
+    if ((keyCode === keyCodes.SPACE || keyCode === keyCodes.ENTER) && !shift) {
+      return {
+        cell: this.getCompatibleCell({ ...cell, isOpen: !cell.isOpen }),
+        enableEditMode: false,
+      };
+    }
+
+    const char = getCharFromKey(key, shift, capsLock);
+
+    if (
+      !ctrl &&
+      !alt &&
+      isAlphaNumericKey(keyCode) &&
+      !(shift && keyCode === keyCodes.SPACE)
+    )
+      return {
+        cell: this.getCompatibleCell({
+          ...cell,
+          inputValue: char,
+          isOpen: !cell.isOpen,
+        }),
+        enableEditMode: false,
+      };
+
+    return { cell, enableEditMode: false };
+  }
+
+  handleCompositionEnd(cell, eventData) {
+    return {
+      cell: { ...cell, inputValue: eventData, isOpen: !cell.isOpen },
+      enableEditMode: false,
+    };
+  }
+
+  render(cell, isInEditMode, onCellChanged) {
+    return (
+      <DropdownInput
+        onCellChanged={(cell) =>
+          onCellChanged(this.getCompatibleCell(cell), true)
+        }
+        cell={cell}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+const DropdownInput = ({ onCellChanged, cell }) => {
+  const selectRef = React.useRef(null);
+
+  const [inputValue, setInputValue] = React.useState(cell.inputValue);
+  const selectedValue = React.useMemo(
+    () => cell.values.find((val) => val.value === cell.text),
+    [cell.text, cell.values]
+  );
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (cell.isOpen && selectRef.current) {
+      selectRef.current.focus();
+      setInputValue(cell.inputValue);
+    }
+  }, [cell.isOpen, cell.inputValue]);
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      style={{ width: '100%' }}
+      onPointerDown={(e) => onCellChanged({ ...cell, isOpen: true })}
+    >
+      <Select
+        {...(cell.inputValue && {
+          inputValue,
+          defaultInputValue: inputValue,
+          onInputChange: (e) => setInputValue(e),
+        })}
+        isSearchable={true}
+        ref={selectRef}
+        {...(cell.isOpen !== undefined && { menuIsOpen: cell.isOpen })}
+        onMenuClose={() =>
+          onCellChanged({
+            ...cell,
+            isOpen: !cell.isOpen,
+            inputValue: undefined,
+          })
+        }
+        onMenuOpen={() => onCellChanged({ ...cell, isOpen: true })}
+        onChange={(e) =>
+          onCellChanged({
+            ...cell,
+            selectedValue: e.value,
+            isOpen: false,
+            inputValue: undefined,
+          })
+        }
+        blurInputOnSelect={true}
+        defaultValue={selectedValue}
+        value={selectedValue}
+        isDisabled={cell.isDisabled}
+        options={cell.values}
+        onKeyDown={(e) => {
+          e.stopPropagation();
+
+          if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+            selectRef.current.blur();
+            return onCellChanged({
+              ...cell,
+              isOpen: false,
+              inputValue: undefined,
+            });
+          }
+        }}
+        components={{
+          Option: CustomOption,
+          Menu: CustomMenu,
+        }}
+        styles={{
+          container: (provided) => ({
+            ...provided,
+            width: '100%',
+            height: '100%',
+            ...cell.styles?.container,
+          }),
+          control: (provided) => ({
+            ...provided,
+            border: 'none',
+            borderColor: 'transparent',
+            minHeight: '25px',
+            background: 'transparent',
+            boxShadow: 'none',
+            ...cell.styles?.control,
+          }),
+          indicatorsContainer: (provided) => ({
+            ...provided,
+            paddingTop: '0px',
+            ...cell.styles?.indicatorsContainer,
+          }),
+          dropdownIndicator: (provided) => ({
+            ...provided,
+            padding: '0px 4px',
+            ...cell.styles?.dropdownIndicator,
+          }),
+          singleValue: (provided) => ({
+            ...provided,
+            color: 'inherit',
+            ...cell.styles?.singleValue,
+          }),
+          indicatorSeparator: (provided) => ({
+            ...provided,
+            marginTop: '4px',
+            marginBottom: '4px',
+            ...cell.styles?.indicatorSeparator,
+          }),
+          input: (provided) => ({
+            ...provided,
+            padding: 0,
+            ...cell.styles?.input,
+          }),
+          valueContainer: (provided) => ({
+            ...provided,
+            padding: '0 8px',
+            ...cell.styles?.valueContainer,
+          }),
+        }}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+const CustomOption = ({
+  innerProps,
+  label,
+  isSelected,
+  isFocused,
+  isDisabled,
+}) => (
+  <div
+    {...innerProps}
+    onPointerDown={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+    className={`rg-dropdown-option${isSelected ? ' selected' : ''}${
+      isFocused ? ' focused' : ''
+    }${isDisabled ? ' disabled' : ''}`}
+  >
+    {label}
+  </div>
+);
+
+const CustomMenu = ({ innerProps, children }) => (
+  <div
+    {...innerProps}
+    className="rg-dropdown-menu"
+    onPointerDown={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+  >
+    {children}
+  </div>
+);