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Photoshop 2019 text select through layers

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March 19, 2019
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I have the most anoying problem When I use my text tool if I click around a text layer that is hidden behind a fullfiled layer, it will take focus on the text layer instead of simply creating a new text layer

Let me clarify this.

I have a text

I have a layer

BOOM

text layer.. No wait..

I have a text, I have a full page white background layer hidding the text layer. If I use text tool and put my cursor over the hidden text layer and click, it will select that layer...

text tool issues

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Correct answer jane-e

Hello Jane,

Sorry for taking time to come back.

I'm in the text tool situation, not the move tool.

Now I'm thinking about it, as long as I can remember, (I'm a photoshop user since 4.0) it always worked that way, but it's pretty rare that it's a problem. But when it does, you have to "mute" the layers behind in order to add new text over a blank layer without selecting text behind lol. And I try to find a reason, but I think it should'nt work that way for sure

Did photoshop devs read this forum? (real question)

vincentb95562872 wrote
Did photoshop devs read this forum? (real question)

Hi Vincent,

They may, but this is a user-to-user forum. There is a second forum if your issue is a bug report or feature request here: Photoshop Family Customer Community.

Jane

vincentb95562872Author

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Thank you guys.

I forget to tell that I already knew both of your answer.

I just want the old behavior ( = not selecting text layer that we can't see / hidden by other layers) Is there a way to go back to this (other than just downgrade to 2018? )

jane-e

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Hi Vincent,

Is Auto Select on in your options bar? Turn it off.

Jane

vincentb95562872Author

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Hello Jane,

Sorry for taking time to come back.

I'm in the text tool situation, not the move tool.

Now I'm thinking about it, as long as I can remember, (I'm a photoshop user since 4.0) it always worked that way, but it's pretty rare that it's a problem. But when it does, you have to "mute" the layers behind in order to add new text over a blank layer without selecting text behind lol. And I try to find a reason, but I think it should'nt work that way for sure

Did photoshop devs read this forum? (real question)

jane-e

Community Expert

vincentb95562872 wrote
it will take focus on the text layer instead of simply creating a new text layer

Hi Vincent,

In addition to using the Shift key to force a new Type layer, look at the cursor. If there are dashed lines in a rectangle around it, you are about to create a new Type layer. If not, you are about to click inside an existing type layer.

Jane

c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

Please try shift-clicking with the Type Tool.

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