Can't edit type

[DottieP]

I can't edit a type layer. When click the type tool in the layer (either in the picture or the layer palette), a new layer is created. 

I've had 30 years using Photoshop with ease, so perhaps I'm expecting this to work similarly.

Any tip would be appreciated. Thank you.

[Normie75]

Hi,

I've had exactly the same problem and found the only way is to persevere,

I kept undoing the Type layers and trying again and eventually a cursor appeared and I could enter my text.

It's quite frustrating but in my case worked eventually.

I hope that helps.

[hatstead]

The type layer does not lend itselt to editing text once the green checkmark has been clicked. However, the text can be moved as a block utilizing the move tool.

The adaptive response to reality is to delete the layer with text and  replace it with the correct syntax.

[DottieP]

Thanks for the reply and the help. I have redone the text on a new layer, and I can now select the text. The font and leading are editable, but can’t change the colour. The text is selected, and I click on the colour picker or a swatch. This is as far as the Adobe help takes me. I would expect the selected text to then change colour, but it doesn’t.



Any clues?

[hatstead]

On the Type tool's option bar, do you see a "color picker" square box to set the color for the text?

[DottieP]

Thanks for the reply.  I discovered that the opacity was set low, so the full colour of the type wasn't appearing. Now solved.