Text formatting in locked templates

Forum|Forum|11 months ago
July 21, 2025
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Hi

Is there anyway to allow the user to bold/italicise the font or make it slightly smaller and even add a hyperlink etc in an editable template where the text it locked but still editable for the user?

At the moment this is a massive issue as it means leaving text blocks completely unlocked to allow for some formatting - this misses the point as then it allows users to add huge amounts of copy that the template isn't intended for.

We need some flexibility when the text box is locked but editable to allow for minor formatting without having to leave it completely open.

Any suggestions/solutions?

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RachelMataAuthor

Known Participant

Has there been any progress with this feature? its become a case of unlock all the copy to allow the user to reduce copy slightly or bold something and its causing a lot of brand inconsistency having to have all the copy unlocked all the time?

I upvoted the suggestion from 2 years as suggested in the original answers….

Rose DV

Community Manager

Hi @RachelMata!

No timeline to share just yet, but this is actively in development - a "Lock Position Only" feature that would let remixers change font, size, color, bold/italic etc. while keeping the text box position and size locked. Basically exactly what you're after. 😎

For now, @armand_1713's workaround of pre-formatting the placeholder text is still the best option!

Rose

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armand_1713

Adobe Employee

@RachelMata as a workaround until this becomes a feature, in the text that you lock you can have something in bold, something in italic or any other text formatting opion that you like. The user modyfing the template can then copy the formatted text and update it accordingly. So the placeholder text would look like "Lorem ipsum dolor sin amet" and that will be locked. The user can replace the text they want and keep the formatting.

chaimaa.7

Community Manager

Hi @RachelMata, thank you for raising this! A similar feature request has already been suggested on our UserVoice platform: https://adobe.ly/4lXOeDM. Feel free to upvote it.

If it doesn’t fully reflect your use case, you’re welcome to submit a new idea directly.

Thanks,

Chaimaa

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