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jtw3850
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March 29, 2018
Question

Text not showing

  • March 29, 2018
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I have made all the changes I can think of, but I can't get the text to show.

4 replies

Dave_LaRonde
Dave_LaRonde
Inspiring
June 20, 2019

Without being able to see the Character pane, I'd say you need to re-set it.

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Rick GerardCommunity Expert
Community Expert
June 20, 2019
  1. Select the text layer
  2. Press the U key twice
  3. Check modified properties
  4. Check the Character Panel

You would get that result if you had added a text animator and set the opacity to 0. You would also get that result of you turned off the fill color in the Character Panel.

Top selected text layer has no fill and the stroke is set to zero. The bottom text layer has a text animator for opacity.

This is not a bug, this is user error.

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    desertedgoat
    Participant
    October 12, 2021

    Didn't work, pretty sure bug and not user error

      Kevin-Monahan
      Community Manager
      Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      April 24, 2018

      Hi JTW,

      Did you ever get this issue solved? Did our experts help you solve it? Let us know.

      Thanks,
      Kevin

      Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
      czarinap82670991
      czarinap82670991
      Participant
      June 20, 2019

      nope, still haven't solved till now. help pls. thank you very much

      Roland Kahlenberg
      Roland Kahlenberg
      Legend
      June 22, 2019

      Use the reset option in the Character Panel's menu - see image below.

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      Byron CortezCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 29, 2018

      Show us all Layer Properties please. Character panel too.

      Byron.
      Roland Kahlenberg
      Roland Kahlenberg
      Legend
      March 29, 2018

      What you've shown seems to look OK. What you've not shown are the Transform properties and Switches Column in the Timeline - check that these are in order. And, do you have one or more Text Animator Groups in your Text Layer?

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      jtw3850Author
      Participant
      March 29, 2018

      No text animations

      Kyle Hamrick
      Community Expert
      Kyle HamrickCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 29, 2018

      If you create a new text layer, does it show up?
      If you copy/paste this text layer into a new comp, does it show up?
      Do you have any blending modes set on this layer?
      Is it a really thin font that might just be disappearing at 1/4 resolution?

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