Grid MouseLeftButtonDown
<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" Title="Card Dealer" Height="600" Width="800"> <Grid Name="contentGrid" MouseLeftButtonDown="Grid_MouseLeftButtonDown" MouseLeftButtonUp="Grid_MouseLeftButtonUp" MouseMove="Grid_MouseMove"> <Grid.Background> <LinearGradientBrush EndPoint="0,0.1" StartPoint="0.5,1"> <GradientStop Color="Red" Offset="0"/> <GradientStop Color="Black" Offset="1"/> </LinearGradientBrush> </Grid.Background> </Grid> </Window> //File:Window.xaml.cs using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Controls; using System.Windows.Data; using System.Windows.Documents; using System.Windows.Input; using System.Windows.Media; using System.Windows.Media.Imaging; using System.Windows.Navigation; using System.Windows.Shapes; namespace WpfApplication1 { public partial class Window1 : Window { public Window1() { InitializeComponent(); } private void Grid_MouseLeftButtonDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e) { Console.WriteLine("left button down"); } private void Grid_MouseLeftButtonUp(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e) { Console.WriteLine("left button up"); } private void Grid_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) { Console.WriteLine("moving"); } } }