In Photoshop CC 2025, the text dialog box that appeared just below inserted text is not showing. Why

Question

Hello. My first post on Adobe forums.
I am using PhotoShop CC 2025 V 26.1 on a PC running W1indows 11.
When placing text on an image, I am accustomed to seeing a small text dialog box just under my inserted text with options for size, color, font selection, etc. It no longer appears. It was so handy not having to go to the options bar at the top of the screen to modify text options.
I am baffled. I tried "Edit>Toolbar>Restore Defaults" and "Window>Workspace>Essectials" with no luck. Suggestions requested. Thanks in advance

Bojan Živković11378569 · Accepted Answer

Ensure that Window > Contextual Task Bar has a checkmark on the left side.

kglad · Answer

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