Essential graphics panel looks different. I can't follow any tutorials.

[Kit5CE2]

Any advice is appreciated. I'm in the essential graphics workspace and I have basic knowledge of AE.

I'm also missing this:

 

What mine looks like:

[Mylenium]

This stuff changes all the time and apaprently you use a different version of AE. Since you haven't provided any exact info, nobody can tell you more than that obvious assessment. Anyway, rather than blindly following tutorials that may leave out a lot of things, I suggest you start by reading the online help, in particular the "What's new?" sections about what has changed from version to version and then of course the chapter on all the Essential Graphics/ Motion Graphics stuff.

Mylenium

[Kit5CE2]

I have the latest version and I've watched a handful of 2021-2022 tutorials and I've looked at Adobes online help, Which show's a different panel than the one I have.

Anyways, I thought this was a help forum so I'm not sure why you took the time to type this out.

[Mylenium]

https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/creating-motion-graphics-templates.html

Mylenium