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KYLERHOLLAND
Participant
July 6, 2026

Unable to move multiple text layers via properties panel.

  • July 6, 2026
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Summary: Unable to move the position multiple selected text layers via the properties panel.

Expected: Selecting multiple text layers should allow them to be repositioned together.

Actual: Multiple text layers cannot be moved unless another non-text object is also selected. This requires moving the extra object and then resetting its position, adding unnecessary steps.

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Create multiple text layers.

  2. Select all text layers.

  3. Attempt to move them via the properties panel

  4. They won't move together unless another object is included in the selection.

This behavior worked correctly in previous versions so why is it doing this now?

Video Example: youtube.com/watch?v=FqEKeDuiI_o&feature=youtu.be

1 reply

KatieToo
Community Manager
Community Manager
July 6, 2026

Hi ​@KYLERHOLLAND 

Welcome to the Premiere forums, glad you’re here. Thanks for those great details so far and the screen recording is quite helpful. 

May we ask also about your setup like if you’re on Mac/Windows and what OS, if Windows which driver/build version, and which Premiere version and build you’re using? 

You mentioned it was working in previous versions, so are you on v26.3, and it was last working in v26.2.2? Wonder if it works in the recent Beta since that updates daily.

Hope to help and sorry for any frustrations with that!
Katie

KYLERHOLLAND
Participant
July 6, 2026

I just remember using this feature a while ago. Not sure on the exact version. 

I’m currently on Mac v26.3

Tested on Beta v26.5 and produced the same results. 

Highlight all the text layers shows no transform so you can’t move them. Highlighting all the text layers and a video layer, shows the transform properties so you can move them. This is all via the properties panel.