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Inspiring
April 22, 2026

Text tool unable to edit

  • April 22, 2026
  • 3 replies
  • 18 views

Steps to reproduce:
    1. Choose text tool

  1. Click within program window and type
  2. Click elsewhere
  3. Click, double-click, or triple-click, or click and drag to try to edit the text that was placed
     
    Result: ...Cannot select the text. Have to use the Graphics panel to change it.
    Expected: … To be able to select the live text and edit it.

This is a new project created in this version..

System info
    Application: Premiere Pro (Beta) v26.3.0.50
    OS: Windows v10.0.26200, RAM: 63.79 GB GB, CPUs (logical): 16

    3 replies

    Inspiring
    April 22, 2026

    Yes, that’s a workaround. It does not work that way from Effect Controls.

    Ann Bens
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 22, 2026

    What if you double clicked on the text in the properties panel.

    Text will be red all over and editable.

    Seems to be a known issue.

    Stan Jones
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 22, 2026

    @MisterAdvent,

     

    See this:

     

    Stan