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mobys96118689
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December 15, 2020
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Disable automatic text box?

  • December 15, 2020
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Previously when using photoshop I could click anywhere using the text tool and it would freely type from wherever I had clicked.  Now it just automatically draws a giant bounding box for the text.  How do I disable this?

    Correct answer jestonyl30151890

    Nevermind I figured it out. My mouse was bugging and somehow it was dragging while clicking resulting in the text box. Replaced the mouse and its all good. 

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    Duker
    Participant
    August 11, 2025

    For me it was switching between mouse and wacom-tablet. After drawing I used my mouse and had this problem. By using the pen again for the the text-tool it work as usual.

    Just in case someone comes a cross this and doesn't have a buggy mouse 😉

    barbara_a7746676
    Community Expert
    barbara_a7746676Community Expert
    Community Expert
    December 15, 2020

    If you click with the Type tool, Photoshop enters placeholder text and highlights that text. If you drag with the Type tool you get a specific area to type within.

    If you want to click and not see the highlighted placeholder text, in Preferences, turn off "Fill New Type Layers With Placeholder Text".

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      jestonyl30151890
      Participant
      March 15, 2022

      That gets rid of the automatic fill in text. But what about the massive box that appears? It still shows up for me. 

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        jestonyl30151890Correct answer
        Participant
        March 15, 2022

        Nevermind I figured it out. My mouse was bugging and somehow it was dragging while clicking resulting in the text box. Replaced the mouse and its all good. 

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