The fixed row at the top I know how to place titles into.
It's the fixed column on the left I can't figure out how to populate with data. I'm thinking there must be a way but can't find it.
that's not a question its a riddle. You failed to provide the base framework of interpretation, ee fixed row and column of what?
If that is for a TstringGrid control then all the data can be set using the cell property of the grid.
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender :TObject);
begin
StringGrid1.Cells[0,0]:='0,0';
StringGrid1.Cells[0,1]:='0,1';
StringGrid1.Cells[1,0]:='1,0';
StringGrid1.Cells[1,1]:='1,1';
end;
attached is the image of the result of the code above.
Keep in mind that TStringgrid has 2 different way to define columns which are incompatible with each other you should never mix them.
The code above tested and works with the colcount and rowcount properties only not the columns properties.