A data table consists of several main elements, each of them has its own settings. If a table element is selected, the settings determined on the side panel and on the Format ribbon tab will be applied to the selected element. When a single cell selected, the settings will be applied to the entire table.
NOTE. When a table element is selected, the group of tabs on the Table side panel is renamed according to the selected element:
• Header. When sidehead or heading is selected.
• Corner. When corner is selected.
• Table. When data cell or entire table is selected.
• Data. When all data cells are selected.
• Format. When a whole column or row is selected.
• Level. When dimension level element names are selected.
• Dimension. When dimension element names are selected.
• Totals. When totals cells, columns or rows are selected.
Dimensions and levels are selected in the same way.
To select the entire table, execute one of the operations:
Select a data table cell, click the
button and select the Entire Table item.
Select the Entire Table item in the drop-down list on the Format ribbon tab in the Current Section group.
Select a cell and press CTRL+A.
After executing the operations, the entire data table will be selected:

To select data, execute one of the operations:
Select a data cell, click the
button and select the Data item.
Select the Data item in the drop-down list on the Format ribbon tab in the Current Section group.
After executing the operation, table data will be selected:

To select heading, execute one of the operations:
Select a data table cell, click the
button and select the Heading item.
Select the Heading item in the drop-down list on the Format ribbon tab in the Current Section group.
After executing the operation, the table heading will be selected:

Another clicking the
button selects a dimension arranged by columns.
To select sidehead, execute one of the operations:
Select a data table cell, click the
button and select the Sidehead item.
Select the Sidehead item in the drop-down list on the Format ribbon tab in the Current Section group.
After executing the operation, the table sidehead will be selected:

Another clicking the
button selects a dimension arranged by rows.
To select corner, execute one of the operations:
Click the table corner.
Select the Corner item in the drop-down list on the Format ribbon tab in the Current Section group.
After executing the operations, the table corner will be selected:

To select a single table element, select it by clicking the element header in the heading or sidehead:

See also:
Table | Formatting Table and Its Elements | Table Elements Layout