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Retype - 'Apply' button has disappeared

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
February 18, 2025
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I think a few others are having this issue, but I'm yet to see any response and/or fix from Adobe.

Retype has successfully identified the font in an image, but there is no 'apply' button (only an exit button) so no way to convert into editable text. Retype add-ons are already activated in CC App.

Anyone found a solution ?

Correct answer Avinash Singh Kotwal

We've made these changes to the Retype feature based on community feedback. We're focusing Retype solely on font matching, which is what most of you use it for.

The text editing functionality wasn't meeting professional standards and created confusion about the tool's purpose. Many of you expressed lack of confidence in these editing workflows during our community interaction sessions.

You'll still be able to detect fonts and apply them to new text - this core functionality remains unchanged.

Good news: We're developing a dedicated "Un-outline" feature specifically for converting outlined text back to editable text. This will provide a more reliable solution for vector text restoration.

Our goal is to create clearer, more focused tools you can trust in your professional workflows. We appreciate your patience as we work to improve these features. Hope this helps!

ANDY265947323sw4

Participant

11 months later and it’s still called the Retype Tool 😂

harv81

Participant

You guys do understand that it’s called “retype” don’t you?? We all use way better sites to ID a font..

Maybe don’t use your legal team as a “user” focus group next time. just a suggestion from a 2 decade long daily user who’s been getting extremely more and more frustrated with Adobe by the update(s)……

Prob should watch what I say though right, since I did read the user agreement that states you guys can ban me when ever you want..😐

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jeff_0461

Participant

Adobe in their infinite wisdom removed that functionality. now it just attempts to ID fonts. They may need to change what focus group this nonsense change came out of as folks like me used retype for WHAT THE NAME ITSELF IMPLIES which is to avoid having to REKEY ANCIENT OUTLINED TYPE FROM ANCIENT FILES in a pinch. Put it back geniuses. Thx.

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christopher_0300

Participant

LOL! What a total joke... this is obviously a licensing issue that Adobe doesn't want to have to deal with... the legal paperwork is too expensive to activate this feature. Adobe! Come on... this was such a useful tool... we could always just choose a different font after "unoutlining".... This new "unoutline" mode won't be happening soon... it's already been close 8 months since this post... shame..... lol

Monika Gause

Community Expert

LOL! What a total joke... this is obviously a licensing issue that Adobe doesn't want to have to deal with.

By @christopher_0300

And what kind of licensing issue could that be?

If you want to do OCR there are options:

- download version 2024 (and then the Retype module - I could still do that a couple of weeks ago)

- use Acrobat (it will even give you a couple of paragraphs, not just single words)

- use Apple Preview if you are on a Mac (even works inside QuickLook)

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StarAG

Known Participant

Which exact version of 2024 is the Retype still available with the apply button?

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Michael24480015x8jj

Participant

This works https://www.imagetotext.io/

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hclmed0

Inspiring

The answers indicate it was removed due occasional inaccuracies, but that's par for the course in OCR systems. It would still be quite useful with the caveat that it required proof reading. I'd like to see it restored.

Avinash Singh KotwalCorrect answer

Adobe Employee

We've made these changes to the Retype feature based on community feedback. We're focusing Retype solely on font matching, which is what most of you use it for.

The text editing functionality wasn't meeting professional standards and created confusion about the tool's purpose. Many of you expressed lack of confidence in these editing workflows during our community interaction sessions.

You'll still be able to detect fonts and apply them to new text - this core functionality remains unchanged.

Good news: We're developing a dedicated "Un-outline" feature specifically for converting outlined text back to editable text. This will provide a more reliable solution for vector text restoration.

Our goal is to create clearer, more focused tools you can trust in your professional workflows. We appreciate your patience as we work to improve these features. Hope this helps!

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jeffhalmos

Inspiring

I guess a renaming is in order then, which I would have expected upon removal of the key feature, and maybe a more public explanation so we're not left wondering what's wrong with our computers and install, no?

Doug A Roberts

Community Expert

As I understand it the functionality has been removed. Retype is simply a font matching panel now.

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hclmed0

Inspiring

Why would that be removed? It only offers matches to fonts from a user's library, so wouldn't violate any licences. Even just an OCR function to an editable font would be very useful.

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