DW 2021 Live View tag selection automatically expanding to parent element

Hi,

I am using DreamWeaver version 21.2 build 15523.  I am a beginner and am trying to follow along with the examples in the book "Adobe Dreamweaver 2021 Version - Classroom in a Book". 

I am having a hard time with a few of the examples because when I try to select certain elements in "Live" view, DreamWeaver seems to automatically "expand" the selection to the element that contains the element I am trying to select (rather than the item I am trying to select).

For example, right now I have a <table> element inside a <div> element. The instructions in the book say (in Live View) to select the <table> tag to bring up the Element Display for the <table> element. When I do this, I see the Element Display appear briefly for the <table> element (maybe not even for a second) only to then disappear. After this happens, the Element Display re-appears and is attached to the containing <Div> element.

I can't figure out what I am doing wrong.  I am wondering if anyone can tell me if this behavior makes it sound like I might have an incorrect setting or prefernce set on my system?

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Paul