Shortcut to get the Selection tool while Type Tool is selected?

[peteandrus]

When I am in the Program Panel and use the Text tool I want to be able to:
1-Stop typing in the text box (finalize the text)
2-Change back to the selection tool

however, when i'm in the Type tool Premiere doesn't recognize commands, of course, because i'm typing. What ends up happening is i often accidentally click elsewhere and am still using the Text tool, so i end up with a bunch of empty text boxes that i have to clear later.

is there a shortcut to end typing in the Text Box, so i can then change back to the selection tool with the 'v' shortcut? thanks!

[Averdahl · Accepted solution]

When done typing, press ESC and then V to go back from the Type Tool to the Selection Tool.

[peteandrus]

oh my goodness

** facepalm **

i tried almost EVERY other key on the keyboard... LOL. THANKS!!

[Averdahl]

I did also struggle to find it. In After Effects and Photoshop i have for years used Ctrl+Enter and was/is puzzled that this shortcut was not implemented in Premiere Pro. If i write something in After Effects and press ESC it aborts what i wrote.

I hope that Adobe implements Ctrl+Enter for finalizing the text in Premiere Pro. Having to learn different shortcuts for the same actions is frustrating.

[tamzunc]

It's easier to go back to the tool bar than contort your hand to do esc-V (IMO).

Jim

[Kevin-Monahan]

Ha ha! The point is well taken.

Kevin

[Kevin-Monahan]

Me too. The tip is not well-known. I need to check to see if that is in the User Guide. I do not recall it.

Thanks,
Kevin

[Rowan!]

I've also discovered (on a Mac where Command key is typically used instead of Control) that

• Cmd-Return then the V key gets you back to the Selection Tool; even better...
• If you click into another panel, you can press V then and it'll switch tools (but you have to actually click in the panel first); and maybe best...
• You can define an additional keyboard shortcut such as Option-V or Control-V (or both, or more, because you can have multiple shortcuts defined for a single shortcut and still leave the "V" key as the default key). Then you can get outta text editing mode with a single keystroke.

Based on Using Premiere Pro version 23.0.0

[Kevin-Monahan]

You've thought about this, haven't you, Rowan? 🙂

Good job. I hadn't considered some of these options.

Thanks,
Kevin

[Rowan!]

Only every time I type a V into the text field! 😂

I do wonder why Cmd-Return (Mac) or Ctrl-Return (Windows) to exit out of a text field back to the previous tool hasn't been implemented given that shortcut does nothing currently.