How to Edit Text: i keep creating new text layer. asap

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March 19, 2008
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How can you edit an existing text layer in Photoshop CS (8.0)? Always before i have just been able to click on it, and the bounding box appeared, but now it won't. no matter how i try i create a new layer everytime and i am going crazy! i found some advice already, but none of it is working. please someone help. asap!

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_Jaime_James_Author

New Participant

i realized the problem. i applied a filter to this layer the other day, and it had to rasterize it. i didn't realize that i would not be able to edit it later. i am just going to have to recreate the layer.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. the t comment is what made me realize it wasn't acting as a normal text layer anymore.

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defaultegrbherl6o9u

New Participant

This has literally been driving me insane. I rasterize all of my layers in text. I use the pen tool to make lines under my text sometimes so literally every single text box I have is "rasterized". You're telling me you cannot edit an old text box? This is so stupid. I've never been more annoyed in my whole entire life.

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_Jaime_James_Author

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if it was locked, it would show the little lock to the left of the layer title, right? if so, then no

Ed_Hannigan

Participating Frequently

Double-click on the "T". That should highlight the text, then you should be able to edit it. Check your leading. If it's way off the text cursor may not be hitting the text which causes the problem.