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  • February 1, 2024
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Unable to select or edit the existing text using the Type Tool. The selection gets instantly reverted. This also happens while adding new texts. Restarting the app is the only workaround. Here's a screen recording of the issue:

 

 

Premiere Pro Version: 24.2.1 (Build 2)

OS: Win 11 Home

Laptop: Asus Vivobook Pro 15

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

Graphics Card: Nvidia RTX 3050

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    Ali JaberCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 12, 2024

    Hey Kevin, glad to help. The text panel is very powerful but for some reason it does not get enough attention from Pr users.

      Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
      Community Manager
      Kevin J. Monahan Jr.Community Manager
      Community Manager
      March 12, 2024
      You can edit the text in the Text panel instead. This works perfectly and avoids the bugs in the Program panel. For now, I believe you can use the Text panel as a workaround for that issue until the bug is fixed.

       

      Thank you for the idea of an acceptable workaround @Ali Jaber  . You're a great help!

       

      Cheers,
      Kevin

      Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
        Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
        Community Manager
        Kevin J. Monahan Jr.Community Manager
        Community Manager
        March 12, 2024
        Honestly I am done with this priemere pro so many bugs and crashes literally can't work smoothly 😞 wish they could have invested more on making better rather than responding here.

         

        I apologize for the frustration, @Santosh35865464hmus. The team is hard at work on a fix. I assure you. Please take care.

         

        Thank You,

        Kevin

        Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
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        Santosh35865464hmus
        Known Participant
        March 11, 2024

        Honestly I am done with this priemere pro so many bugs and crashes literally can't work smoothly 😞 wish they could have invested more on making better rather than responding here

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        Ali JaberCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        March 11, 2024

        I've encountered some issues when writing Arabic text directly in the Program panel. Fortunately, there's a simple solution! You can edit the text in the Text panel instead. This works perfectly and avoids the bugs in the Program panel. For now, I believe you can use the Text panel as a workaround for that issue until the bug is fixed.

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          Santosh35865464hmus
          Known Participant
          March 11, 2024

          Hi please fix this text tool asap whenever it type something it forces to the shortcut keys and it's been almost 10 days there is nothing fixed from Adobe's side and it's literally affecting my work and projects, I don't understand that we pay for this and it's getting more worse and worse, it isn't easier to shift to another program if it was i would have literally consider to replace this software and shift to another program. 

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          Mona Mohsen
          Participant
          March 11, 2024

          I am using Version 24.2.1, the latest update

          Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
          Community Manager
          Kevin J. Monahan Jr.Community Manager
          Community Manager
          March 11, 2024

          Hi @MrSpaceman and community,

          We have changed the status of this bug to "Investigating," as the bug previously marked as fixed is not fixed yet. We apologize for the frustration this issue is causing.

          Thanks,
          Kevin

          Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
          Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
          Community Manager
          Kevin J. Monahan Jr.Community Manager
          Community Manager
          March 11, 2024

          Thanks, @Stan Jones. I merged the two bugs for the product team. I appreciate you alerting me to the other post.

           

          Cheers,
          Kevin

          Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
          Stan Jones
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          Stan JonesCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          March 11, 2024

          @clicker,

           

          Wow.

           

          I tested in 24.2.1. All was okay until I added a mask in the Text layer (via Effect Controls). It was still okay. I could add new layers in the text object, edit old layers, and create a new graphics text object. But as soon as I deleted the mask, I could no longer do any of those. I got the functionality back by closing and reopening the project - I did not restart PR.

           

          Another post:

          https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-bugs/when-typing-in-text-box-it-turn-into-the-shortcut/idi-p/14475226

           

          @Sumeet Kumar Choubey 

           

          Stan

           

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            royzagaming
            Participant
            February 1, 2024

            Hey everyone, im not sure if this is a bug however this has only started happening after the most recent update.

            Every time I double click on the caption to edit the text and re type the word, depending on the letters I use it presumes im using a hotkey for another tool?. The thought typing slower fixed it however it still occasianally happens. Not a huge problem however when its deleting, selecting other tools it makes the proccess take longer not to mention anoying.

             

            any insights on this would be greratly apreciated 

              Stan Jones
              Community Expert
              Stan JonesCommunity Expert
              Community Expert
              March 20, 2024

              I am experiencing a major issue with Adobe Premiere 2024 build 24.2.1 running Mac OS Sonoma 14.4 on a Macbook Pro M1 Max with 64GB of memory. 

              After creating a simple title in the timeline using the text tool, if I attempt to duplicate that same title in the timeline, or if I try and proceed with creating an additional title layer, the text tool becomes useless and prevents me from adding or editing any text from that point on. It's hard to explain this, but the text layer shows up fine on the timeline, but when I try to add actual text inside the canvas of the program window (or if I select the text layer from inside the Essential Graphics panel), Premiere immediately deselects my selection, as if it's possessed. A simple restart of the program always fixes this issue. But it always comes back later. 

              This cannot be a corrupt project, because this has happened to me with 4 different projects now. I have attached 2 links to videos illustrating what I'm talking about. This shows it occurring in two different, unrelated projects...

              https://youtu.be/79kqHZJlOdU

               

              https://youtu.be/pOxxu4SjQ24

               


              Edited 7/18/24:

              The original bug in this thread was from early 24.x Releases, including 24.2.1 That bug was fixed in Release 24.3. But similar problems are affecting some users with 24.5.0, and those reports have been merged with this thread. I cannot replicate the problem in 24.5.0. Specifically, adding and deleting a mask in Effect Controls does not create a problem.

               

              Edited 3/29/24:

              This bug is fixed in Release 24.3.0.

               

              Original post:

              See this bug:

              https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-bugs/unable-to-select-text-or-add-new-text-with-type-tool/idc-p/14481907#M22542

               

              Fixed in Beta (not sure which build), but not in the Release 24.2.1.

               

              Till fixed, 1) try to avoid deleting any of those effects while editing text and 2) if you do, use Annika's recommended workaround (click on motion or vector motion and then click away). You can also edit text in the Text panel - Graphics or Captions tab as appropriate.

               

              This is one of those situations where a bug is identified after the known issues are done, and does not get added. You'll note that there are no entries for 24.2.1.

               

              Stan

               

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