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nphillips82
nphillips82
Inspiring
May 25, 2020
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Type Tool Defaulting to Area Type Instead of Point Type

  • May 25, 2020
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Just as the title says. Tried googling this but all I can come up with are articles which tell you tell you the difference between the two.

 

All of a sudden PS type tool is defaulting to a giant area type box when all I'm doing is selecting the type tool and clicking once on the canvas. I didn't go into any settings and do anything so I'm very curious to know how the heck this happened. I would like point type back! Anyone know where this setting is hidden?

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Correct answer jane-e

Hi

Try resetting your Type tool:

  1. Select the Type tool (Tools panel)
  2. Confirm you are not on a Type layer that is formatted corrected correctly (Layers panel)
  3. Right-click the Type tool icon in the options bar (not the Tools panel) and reset it.

If that's not it, we will need a screen shot.

~ Jane

 

EDIT: "corrected" changed to "correctly"

2 replies

H
HMW_2025
New Participant
July 13, 2020

I'm sorry I do not follow any of the instructions and unable to fix this very annoying problem. How did this even happen in the first place? What did I do to cause this problem? I have to get this fixed ASAP, thanks

H
HMW_2025
New Participant
July 13, 2020

What does "formatted corrected" mean, where do I find that?

nphillips82
nphillips82Author
Inspiring
July 13, 2020

I think they meant go to the layers panel and make sure you're not on a type layer? So click onto a different layer that is not type. I could be wrong though. Then, with the type tool still selected go up to the contextual menu (options bar) that goes along the top of your interface. You should basically see a big T in the top left corner next to a house icon. Right click that and choose reset tool. I hope this works for you I can't say. For me updating to the latest fixed my issue. Good luck!

 

 

jane-e
jane-eCorrect answer
Community Expert
May 25, 2020

Hi

Try resetting your Type tool:

  1. Select the Type tool (Tools panel)
  2. Confirm you are not on a Type layer that is formatted corrected correctly (Layers panel)
  3. Right-click the Type tool icon in the options bar (not the Tools panel) and reset it.

If that's not it, we will need a screen shot.

~ Jane

 

EDIT: "corrected" changed to "correctly"

    nphillips82
    nphillips82Author
    Inspiring
    May 25, 2020

    Thank you jane-e I didn't even realize resetting tools was an option. I actually just got a bunch of notifications that everybody needed an update and the type tool seemed to smarten up after the latest update. I will keep the reset in mind going forward as well thanks again! 🙂

    jane-e
    jane-e
    Community Expert
    May 27, 2020

    You're welcome, N Phillips. I'm glad it's sorted now.

    ~ Jane

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