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October 19, 2020
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So I got the Photoshop update this morning, and the type tool is having issues. When I click in a text frame, it doesn't show the frame and I can't highlight the text. I can still edit the text, but there's no visual indicator of where the cursor is, where the frame is, etc.

Anyone else having this issue, and is there any kind of fix? I have to use text frequently in the graphics I create, and not being able to see where I'm working is going to be a pain.

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Correct answer Mohit Goyal

Hi all,

We're happy to announce the release of Photoshop 22.0.1 that should resolve this issue.

This update includes fixes to some of the top users reported issues. Check out the list of all fixed issues here: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/fixed-issues.html

To update Photoshop to 22.0.1, click "Update" in the Creative Cloud desktop app next to Photoshop.

For help with updating, see Update Creative Cloud apps.

Let us know how it goes.

Thanks,

Mohit

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Jessica Jones 2000

Participant

I've tried all of this and nothing is working. Is there a fix for this? I'm not able to edit text at all.

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MyRedMazda

Participant

I'm having the same problems with text editing. Also some cranky issues with object bounding boxes and resizing handles.

This happening too often.

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spencer139

Participating Frequently

I have update 22 and I still can't edit text.

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J453

Legend

Launch Photoshop, select Help > System Info... what does the first line say the version is?

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keethad13788230

Participant

I'm having the same issue. I just updated PS, relaunched and it didn't help. First line under System Info is: Adobe Photoshop Version: 23.3.2 20220503.r.458 d8a9c44 x64

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aliciaw5168925

Participant

As of October 20 2021, I am still having an issue. I even took the text layer and brought it into a new document. I tried all the other fixes on EVERY thread out there. I have zero'ed ou the paragraph, chanced color modes, right clicked, spun around on my head NOTHING.

PLEASE... ADOBE. Work this out. PLEASe.

I am on an iMac 27 inch running creative cloud, updated, with a computer that has a ton of memory. This is not a computer issue, this is a CC issue.

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J453

Legend

Did you copy the text from Illustrator and paste it into Photoshop?

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Lane5C39

Participant

None of these solutions worked for me (new update 22.whatever, GPU on/off, rebooting, etc--nope).
Here's how I fixed it:
Looking at all the indent fields in the paragraph window, I noticed very large (or very small) numbers in all of the fields. I zeroed all these out with no file open in photoshop, closed and re-opened photoshop, and all works as expected.

jane-e

Community Expert

Hi @Lane5C39

Were you having the same issue as the OP — which was this?

@Jonlin Creative wrote:

So I got the Photoshop update this morning, and the type tool is having issues. When I click in a text frame, it doesn't show the frame and I can't highlight the text. I can still edit the text, but there's no visual indicator of where the cursor is, where the frame is, etc.

It sounds like you may have had a different issue — you had settings for left indent, first line indent, right indent, space above, and space below, which you removed.

@Lane5C39 wrote:

Looking at all the indent fields in the paragraph window, I noticed very large (or very small) numbers in all of the fields. I zeroed all these out with no file open in photoshop, closed and re-opened photoshop, and all works as expected.

Jane

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Lane5C39

Participant

Yes, I was having the same issue as the OP.

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violetc81

Participant

Tried the solutions provided here, none worked. The only one that did was creating a new layer for the text. Hope this helps someone out.

I hope this issue is fixed once and for all. Wondering how difficult that is to do, as I'm using the latest version of Photoshop 2021 and the issue persists.

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TeresaConboy7

Participant

Thanks for the tip. I will try creating a new layer for the text. I haven't been able to continue learning how to use Photoshop because of this issue.

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Mike Stratil

Inspiring

I have just installed the latest update, and it did nothing to resolve the problem of selecting and editing existing text.

Mike

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aliciaw5168925

Participant

Same. this is one of the most frustrating things in PS! COME ON ADOBE! Please make this a priority!

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TeresaConboy7

Participant

I'm on a 2020 Macbook Pro laptop and I'm running Catalina and have auto updates on Photoshop, so I have the 2.2.1.1 release, and I cannot solve this issue with the Text Type Tool. When I type on my workshop it doesn't show up there but shows up in the layers panel. I tried the other suggestions such as unchecking Use Graphics Processor box and/or opening the Advanced dialog box and setting to Normal. I've restarted the program and nothing takes. I can't seem to get past this issue.

jane-e

Community Expert

Hi @TeresaConboy7

Open your Character panel from the Window menu, the double-click the "T" icon on the left side of the layer in the Layers panel to select the text. Show a screen shot with the text selected and the Character panel showing if you don't see it.

Common issues include

• white text on a white background (or another color), type that is too big or small.

• a type frame that is too small for the text

• the type layer hidden by a pixel layer (Layers panel)

Without seeing a screen shot, we can only take a best guess.

~ Jane

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TeresaConboy7

Participant

Hi Jane,

Here is a screenshot. Let me know your suggestions. The latest update from a couple of days ago didn't seem to solve the issue.

Teresa

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TeresaConboy7

Participant

I'm having this same issue. I'm on a 2020 Macbook Pro and have the latest version of Photoshop 22.1.1 and Creative Cloud is always doing updates, so not sure what the issue is. Any suggestions? This is actually happening while I am following along with a YouTube tutorial using Phlearn images (if that makes any difference).

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hurumanga

Participant

I had same problem, text editor didn't show up, but text layer exist in the layer list.

I tried delete all text catch and check/uncheck graphic option. restart Mac/photoshop. It didn't work for me.

My problem was certain number put in the baseline shift section. I don't know why.

When I put the '0' in that section. everything back to normal. check uploaded picture below.

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