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thesujxl
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June 22, 2025

P: Shortcut keys overriding while typing

  • June 22, 2025
  • 26 replies
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Hey everyone,

I've been running into an issue where shortcut keys are being triggered while I'm typing text in Premiere Pro.

For example, when typing on a text layer:

Instead of just typing, certain keys act like I'm hitting a keyboard shortcut (like “C” switching to the Razor tool or “V” switching to the Selection tool), even though my cursor is clearly inside a text field.

  • Premiere Pro version: 25.3

  • OS: MacOS 15 Sequoia

  • What I’ve tried:

    • Restarting Premiere

    • Resetting preferences

Has anyone else experienced this? Any known fixes or workarounds?

Thanks in advance!

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    Flavio_St
    Flavio_St
    Inspiring
    July 3, 2025

    Say I'm typing i in the Program Monitor, it marks the In of my sequence as well. Or I type D, it marks the clip in the Timeline.

    Or, like I clearly demosntrated in the video, I hit comma and it adds an insert if the timeline.

     

    Doesn't happen everytimes, but randomly. Fix this please!

    IanB_360
    Community Manager
    IanB_360Community Manager
    Community Manager
    July 3, 2025

    Hi @Flavio_St 

    Welcome to the Premiere Pro Forum community.  Thank you for taking the time to file a bug report. The team needs a little more information to begin troubleshooting. The link here  How do I write a bug report has steps to provide more information about your bug that can help us identify the issue. 
    Here to help.

    Ian

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    Neil37596315m28u
    Participant
    July 1, 2025

    I am experiencing the same problem until now and haven't found any fix aside from copy pasting the letter or word i need to use in the caption. 


    Windows 11
    Premiere v 25.3


    I hope this will be fixed soon.

    Stan Jones
    Community Expert
    Stan JonesCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 28, 2025

    @morphinapg,

     

    Thanks for reporting.

     

    Stan

     

    morphinapg
    morphinapg
    Inspiring
    June 24, 2025

    @Stan Jones I believe it still happens last time I checked, but I've just been using a workaround for myself. I noticed that if the mouse shows as a text selection cursor before double clicking to select the default caption, that's when the bug will most likely happen. But if the mouse shows a regular arrow instead, then I never have the problem. So if I get that text selection cursor, I click outside the caption once, which turns the cursor back to a regular arrow, and then I can double click to select the caption, and type without a worry.

    But I do occasionally forget and encounter the same issue again. It's been maybe a couple months since the last time I was working on captions, but I do believe it happened during that project as well.

    Stan Jones
    Community Expert
    Stan JonesCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 24, 2025

    @thesujxl,

     

    This is the first report I've seen in PR 25.3. Does this happen all the time, or intermittently?

     

    This symptom had been created by 2 fixed bugs from 2024.

     

    The first was fixed in 24.3, and happened every time you deleted an effect that allowed Direct Manipulation in the Program Monitor (like a mask or the crop effect) - Add a mask in Effect Controls; delete the mask; text entry shows the error. The workaround was to enter any kind of Direct Manipulation before editing the text - for example, click on "Motion" or "Vector Motion" in the Effect Controls panel.

     

    The second occurred if the Reference Monitor was open. The Reference Monitor was removed in version 25, so that was no longer a problem.

     

    There have still been a very few reports of this symptom, but none have led to a repeatable process. I have been unable to replicate.

     

    All 3 of these problems got merged into the same very long thread, and it made for some confusion for users who continued to see the symptom. 

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-discussions/in-version-of-24-4-1/td-p/15175839

     

    To test further, clear your cache, start a new project, use a default workspace (and reset it to saved layout), then see if you get the problem. A screen recording would be useful.

     

    @morphinapg, Did this get sorted for you?

     

    Stan

     

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    VJ#1
    Participating Frequently
    July 15, 2025

    When typing subtitles, the text tool suddenly switches to a different tool and erases my whole timeline. 
    It's happening for 2 weeks now and might be from changing my keyboard. 

    V
    VJ#1
    Participating Frequently
    July 16, 2025

    More INFO: I have a PC with a AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core Processor, 96.0 GB (95.7 GB usable) RAM,
    with a 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor. I am using Windows 11 OS, version 25.30 Adobe Premiere Pro.
    The Type Tool button changes to either ripple edit or the new AI expand tool, and seems to erase my whole timeline. My fingers are not going anywhere near the F keys at the top of the keyboard which I thought were the only ones for keyboard shortcuts. Is it possible hitting certain aphabet keys triggers some unwanted keyboard shortcuts? 

     

     

    IanB_360
    Community Manager
    IanB_360Community Manager
    Community Manager
    June 23, 2025

    Hi @thesujxl 

    and welcome to the Premiere Pro Forum community.  Thank you for taking your time to report a problem. The team just needs a little more information to begin troubleshooting. The link here How to Report a Problem , has steps to providing more information about your bug that can help us identify the issue. The information you leave us could help pinpoint what's happening. 
    Here to help.

    Ian

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