Hi Jason,
Thanks for reporting this.
This isn't expected behavior. The Typewriter effect should allow you to animate from the beginning of the text, and the Alignment control should be available when appropriate.
Could you let us know:
Does this happen in all projects, including a brand-new one?
Does it affect all text layers, or only a specific title?
Did this start after updating to Premiere Pro 26.3 or macOS Tahoe 26.5.2?
Also, if you could share:
A screenshot of the Effect Controls panel with the Typewriter effect selected.
A short screen recording showing the effect only animating from the end of the text and the Alignment option being greyed out.
That will help us determine whether this is a regression in the Film Impact Typewriter effect or a project-specific issue.
Thanks,
Kevin