WHY Must you KEEP touching your products?

[Grimoire5E15]

Buttons are constantly going missing,

now the media button vanished, 

Changes to software,

LEAVE THE SOFTWARE ALONE, IT'S MAKING YOU MONEY, ISN'T IT?

Please stop touching it. Our design team is struggling with adobe because of this, PLEASE STOP. It works, don't touch it, invest something new with that software engineering budget, stop touching stuff. 

Sincerely,

Infuriated Adobe Express Customer. 

[Michelle Knig299759207p2a]

Agreed, its infuriating. Elements button vanished this morning. It wasn't broke, why keep moving ths stuff! Just give us what we want - spell check!

[Tarun Saini]

Hi 

@Michelle Knig299759207p2a

Thanks for reaching out! We're sorry to hear about this. Could you share a screenshot of the issue? Which platform are you using? Is it desktop or mobile? 

We're here to help, just need some info.

Regards,

Tarun

[Abhi.G @ ADBE]

@Grimoire5E15 @Michelle Knig299759207p2a 

Sorry to hear that you are finding the constant changes infuritating. Agree that this is something the team needs to take into consideration even as it makes tweaks guided solely by the desire to make the product better and approachable for eveyone (including new users who aren't familiar with the interface).

As for your immediate queries, you can access the Media and Elements functions by first clicking the + Add button; here's a screenshot

Hope this helps,

Abhi G

[MH GBP]

The entirety of this issue isn't where it's located. It's that you've taken features that were just one click away, and made then now 2 clicks away for no reason at all. There is an entire white bar on the side of the screen for MENU options. Now it's an empty white bar and you've just condensed it all into the "+" button. It's seriously infuriating, and users have been screaming this from the rooftops since you started condensing everything. Is anybody actually listening?

[Abhi.G @ ADBE]

Hi @MH GBP 

Understood; my response was for some other users on this thread who were having trouble finding the functionality.

Please rest assured that the product team is aware of this feedback. Qualitative feedback collected across forums from users that span the full range of skills/expectations, in conjunction with quanititative metrics related to this change will determine where we ultimately land. This may very well not be to your liking or mine (tbh, I equally dislike the new group selection behavior you've objected to elsewhere) but we have to trust the decision-making process.

Abhi G

[brandon_4545]

"the product team is aware of this feedback" THEN FIX IT

[David33675769hixc]

This is 100% no doubt STUPID and a waste of time

Now we are goign 2 to 4 steps for something as basic as TEXT

EVERYONE tell me please what do you acces the most on this app, Media and Text?? So why not have it on the main, instead we are hiding it in other windows like we are building Windows 3.1 apps again...

Stop updating this app, or at least find a better Q&A team that takes feed back your last 3, yes 3 updates have been making it harder to use on the fly, slower results, and just a waste of time

Groc and GPT for 75% the cost + Affinity is starting to become my goto for art because they don't battle me

Sure you'll ignore this because y'all know best.....Sarcasm

[Grimoire5E15]

But why touch it??? It was already working, that's dumb. 

[pleezmakeitstop]

WHERE IS THE TEXT?

[Amitej S]

Hey @pleezmakeitstop, welcome to our Adobe Express community!!

Can you please specify more details on your issue with Adobe Express? Also, specify the device/platform you're working on (mobile or webapp). Sharing a screen recording of the problem would help us better assist you. 

Thanks!

Amitej

[pleezmakeitstop]

It's fine. I apologize for not giving it more time but sometimes it's SO
frustrating when apps decide to "improve" things and move things around
without addressing it or giving us a clue. I could not find TEXT. I do not
understand why y'all decided to bury it under a couple layers. So not
intuitive.

[claynferno]

I don't mind it being accesible in other places but can you put the upload image and the add text BACK to the side-rail and not a couple of clicks away?

We're trying to move fast here...this UI change slowing me down...

keep those bad boys under YOUR STUFF and above ELEMENTS!

[MH GBP]

There doesnt seem to be a way for me to edit my post, so i'd like to add today's update:

As of today, there are no quick buttons on the left to acces design elements, photos, or text. Now you have to first click "add" and then hover dropdown menus to select what you're looking for.  This is so insane. Why are we continuing to make this application so miserable to use??

[Amitej S]

Hey @MHolfordGBP, Are you still getting the UI you shared in the screenshot? For me, as of now, I'm getting this UI (see attached screenshot)

[MH GBP]

Thankfully, it seems as if this has gone back to normal as mine reverted to the same as what your screenshot shows around 12 PM for me. 

[MH GBP]

Just kidding. As of 2 PM today, it's randomly back to this...  What is happening?

[Jubilant_warmth5622]

Hi Amitej, 

Can we please go back to this versio of the screenshot you had posted? It is so much more efficent/faster. Or please give us the option to move things like elements and text back to the side bar like before. 

[mahmoud_5524]

Hi @Jubilant_warmth5622,

If you're looking for specific features or improvements to Adobe Express, I recommend submitting a feature request through Adobe's UserVoice platform. You can do so by visiting the following link: Adobe Express UserVoice.

This will allow you to suggest features and vote on ideas that may be helpful to your workflow.

Also, for any issues related to your Adobe ID, please ensure you are logged in properly at Adobe ID.

Feel free to reach out if you need further assistance!

Best regards,

^MM

[HolyCrud.]

You burried all of the tools in the new update making adobe express be more like adobe depressed. What's the point of having the web app if the design goes against the basic principle of reducing clicks in UI? This update significantly increases the time needed to create stuff. Please at least allow the side bar to be customized so that if you guys choose to screw things up that we can at least work around it. 

[Tarun Saini]

Hi 

@HolyCrud.

,

Welcome to the community! I'd suggest you submit your feedback here at https://adobe.ly/4hwd1vX as this page is being monitored by our product team.

Regards,

Tarun

[crisagatie]

Hi, David,

Can you tell me why is Adobe changing the Express interface every couple of days? Do they think it's funny to search for your functions every time because someone though to make "a contribution" to justify their paycheck? It's a mess, and makes me lose too much time. Things that were just a click away are now tucked behind menus and you have to learn this everytime something changes. Ditching Adobe Express precisely for this reason, I don't need a productivity app to change interface every couple of days. 

[mahmoud_5524]

Hi @crisagatie,

I understand your concerns and appreciate your feedback. Adobe Express has been updated to include various new features designed to enhance your creative experience. These updates include advanced social media tools, video creation capabilities, and AI-powered features that can help streamline your workflow and boost productivity.

The new version aims to provide a more comprehensive suite of tools for content creation, making it easier to produce high-quality visuals and videos. If you need assistance navigating the new features or have specific questions, I'm here to help!

Please feel free to let me know what you need, and I'll do my best to help you.

Best Regards

^MM

[crisagatie]

None of which justify changes in the workflow. Having everything at one click in the left ribbon and then moving them inside hidden menus is unproductive. Even less productive is changing said menus every couple of days. These kinds of interface changes should not happen more than once a year. As you see, nobody is happy with the new interface, nobody likes your changes. This level of disconnect with your users for no good reason is insane. Rest assured, I found an alternative, god help it would not be infested by the same urge to change things just for the sake of change. I'm sure others have also had enough of your changes and are looking for alternatives. I see it on Reddit and other communities.

[TllGrrl]

Whenever I see the words "to enhance your experience" I feel like either a bot answered or someone is using a boilerplate answer to use when people are really unhappy with something NO ONE ASKED FOR.