I can't find the option to edit the contents of a text box any more. I upgraded to Version 9 this morning and now I can't edit, or add text to text boxes.
I am looking in the properties section for the text box. Am I looking in the wrong place?
Help :(
I am looking in the properties section for the text box. Am I looking in the wrong place?
Help :(
Posted 3 years ago
Text editing is done on the canvas.
Double Click inside the text window on the Canvas. That's will highlight the text and give you a text cursor to work with.See Image Below, Click to Enlarge
If you start typing the "ABC" letters will disappear and be replaced by what you are typing. If you move the cursor over existing text and left click, a blinking cursor will appear allowing you to edit text the same way you would in a program like Notebook or WORD.
Regards,Joe
Double Click inside the text window on the Canvas. That's will highlight the text and give you a text cursor to work with.See Image Below, Click to Enlarge
If you start typing the "ABC" letters will disappear and be replaced by what you are typing. If you move the cursor over existing text and left click, a blinking cursor will appear allowing you to edit text the same way you would in a program like Notebook or WORD.
Regards,Joe
I do not have a cursor at all when I convert an existing project. I cannot edit a word but must replace it. Is there a setting I am missing? The cursor displays in new callouts I create.
kayakman, Champion
I have seen this no-see-cursor issue many times with upgraded CS8 projects; it seems that the CS8 version of legacy callouts do not get along well with the CS9 editor
try this ...
with the callout selected on timeline, double click [or sometimes triple click] it in canvas; this should highlight all its text
position cursor at location in highlighted text where you want to edit, and click there
hold shift key and use arrow key to move [invisible] cursor; that should highlight just that select part of text; then type to edit
does that work for you?
try this ...
with the callout selected on timeline, double click [or sometimes triple click] it in canvas; this should highlight all its text
position cursor at location in highlighted text where you want to edit, and click there
hold shift key and use arrow key to move [invisible] cursor; that should highlight just that select part of text; then type to edit
does that work for you?
Yes! It takes a bit of practice. I will use this going forward but I think the text should convert so I can see the cursor. Maybe Techsmith will fix this?
Thank you for your help!
kayakman, Champion
my fix, if I need better converted legacy text behavior, is to replace the original callout with a CS9 one
Sure, but I also have to change the text size, the font and the color so it's not real simple. Your suggestion is helpful so I don't have to go through all of these steps.
The text was working, but know I'm missing the text properties on the side. it has changed to this
This happened to me also. I saved my project, closed and restarted Camtasia. Launched my project and all was well. That fixed it.
I'm going to fill out a support ticket now that I see it happened to you as well. The Tech guys will want to know about this.
Regards,Joe
I'm going to fill out a support ticket now that I see it happened to you as well. The Tech guys will want to know about this.
Regards,Joe
Same problem here! I have to keep shutting down to restart Camtasia and things work. BUT.. I still can't get find where you change the text color anywhere!
nevermind.. I rebooted Camtasia and the ability to change color magically appeared. Why I ask do companies release software before it's ready? (So they can use their customers as cost free debuggers!)
It's worth noting that this version of Camtasia was a very long time coming. Companies are often put in the position of being forced to release something with known issues due to customer demand. So they are in one of those "damned if you do - damned if you don't - NO WIN" situations.
It is time-consuming that you have to double-click on the callout on the timeline, and then double-click on the callout on the canvas. In version 8, one double-click was needed.
I believe what you are seeing is that the first "double-click" on the timeline accomplishes two things. It places focus on the object and also moves the playhead to that object. Assuming the playhead is already on that object where it is visible in the canvas, you could avoid clicking on the timeline altogether. Instead, you double-click the object on the canvas if it is a text container. And if not, a single click on the canvas would be sufficient to allow changing properties via the panel on the right.
Cheers... Rick :)
Cheers... Rick :)
What if the text object is in a group. When I double click the group gets selected, not the text object. I also have this problem if the text object is not the top most layer.
kayakman, Champion
if a text callout is within a group, first open the group, then select the text object you want to edit, then select that object in the canvas
if you have problems selecting the correct object in the canvas, you may also have to lock tracks that have other objects that interfere with selecting the desired object in the canvas; also, try engaging the selection by zooming the canvas in, and clicking on the object's center handle [next to the rotation handle]
if you have problems selecting the correct object in the canvas, you may also have to lock tracks that have other objects that interfere with selecting the desired object in the canvas; also, try engaging the selection by zooming the canvas in, and clicking on the object's center handle [next to the rotation handle]
Unfortunately, all those other steps of having to lock the tracks, mess around with the ordering, move objects in the way, etc should be unnecessary. Some of my movies can get a little messy and having to click through a variety of layers on the canvas can be cumbersome and slow down the editing process significantly.
Users should be able to edit in the right pane after selecting the text object in the timeline or edit on the canvas. I hope they add this ability in the future.
Users should be able to edit in the right pane after selecting the text object in the timeline or edit on the canvas. I hope they add this ability in the future.
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I'm not the only one that sees how cumbersome this is....thank you. Hopefully 9.0.1 or 9.1 gets this edit.
one can only hope
I still have problems with selecting text because the does not display and when I double click I select a word, then all the text, then a word... It's very annoying. I would like to see the right click option on the canvas: Edit Text that would place my cursor in the text box without selecting anything.
yes, VERY annoying.. you might want to try shutting Camtasia down and then restarting. I have to do that sometimes 5 times with a 3 minute video. I am not making ANY longer videos until they fix this.
Yeah, I've gone back to version 8 to get the text editor back.
You mean to tell me that camtasia has NOT fixed this yet? 8 months to add the edit textbox back to a mostly blank properties tab? WTF man
Has anyone managed to make the text box wider so that several words can be added? As soon as I add a second word it goes underneath, I want them side by side. There are grab handles but they do not do anything.
The grab handles should work.Try saving your project and giving it a name you'll remember.Then close and restart Camtasia.Restart Camtasia and Open your Project.See if that gets things going again.
Sometimes, things glitch out.They shouldn't, but a re-start frees up RAM memory and refreshing things so it's not a bad move.
One way or another,I'd like to hear back if it worked for you.
Regards,Joe
Sometimes, things glitch out.They shouldn't, but a re-start frees up RAM memory and refreshing things so it's not a bad move.
One way or another,I'd like to hear back if it worked for you.
Regards,Joe
Thanks Joe, that worked :-)
I am also having trouble editing text in Camtasia 9. Lately when I double click the text in a callout, the text takes on a double-vision appearance. See attached pic. This makes it difficult to locate and edit the text, esp if I need to change font feature, i.e., bold, italic. Yeesh. I do not remember having this problem with earlier versions of Camtasia. Any suggestions on why this is happening? Work arounds?
kayakman, Champion
kayakman, Champion
Well melody, kayakman,
I watched both of your videos. I tried to reproduce your errors, I can't do it. I thought maybe it was because you were using simple rectangles, as part of the group. Added one, and it didn't change a thing.
I can edit text without getting those annoying double fonts every single time, using Aerial fonts. Just like you guys were.
I studied and reproduced your settings. Font size, style. I winged it on color.
So it's highly unlikely to be Camtasia's doing, it's much more likely has something to do with your computer. A driver needs updating ,something is amiss.
A classic case for contacting tech support.
If you get on the phone right away, you can catch them before their off for the entire weekend.
I watched both of your videos. I tried to reproduce your errors, I can't do it. I thought maybe it was because you were using simple rectangles, as part of the group. Added one, and it didn't change a thing.
I can edit text without getting those annoying double fonts every single time, using Aerial fonts. Just like you guys were.
I studied and reproduced your settings. Font size, style. I winged it on color.
So it's highly unlikely to be Camtasia's doing, it's much more likely has something to do with your computer. A driver needs updating ,something is amiss.
A classic case for contacting tech support.
If you get on the phone right away, you can catch them before their off for the entire weekend.
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Regards, Joe
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kayakman, Champion
maybe, Joe; but for me it started when I upgraded to CS 9.1; CS9 is only app I see affected
Well, if it works for me, it's not broken.Not from my perspective.
But, if you can live with a glitch like that, more power to ya.
But, if you can live with a glitch like that, more power to ya.
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kayakman, Champion
well, if you build out a new example, the issue is not reproducible
but my reproducible issue comes from a Library asset, where the misbehaving text callout was created in long-ago previous builds of CS9; there seems to be some glitch with that callout and the CS9 properties control; for example, with the callout [only] on timeline, select the date text [it is italic]; properties cannot discern that the font is italic; delete it, replace with new text, no problem [no double vision]
my conclusion ... asset from earlier build not being handled correctly by current build
not losing any sleep over all this
but my reproducible issue comes from a Library asset, where the misbehaving text callout was created in long-ago previous builds of CS9; there seems to be some glitch with that callout and the CS9 properties control; for example, with the callout [only] on timeline, select the date text [it is italic]; properties cannot discern that the font is italic; delete it, replace with new text, no problem [no double vision]
my conclusion ... asset from earlier build not being handled correctly by current build
not losing any sleep over all this
So, this is effecting your Archived Projects, from Previous Versions of Camtasia.That actually makes more sense......
In your Screencast video, you concluded.I get this all the time,I have a suspicion it's the way the controls are designed,typically even though it's there. If I click off of it, the change stays. It never produces and I'm good to go.
As an outsider looking in, the video was your workflow in dealing with the problem. Your conclusion as to how to deal with it.
One that left melody , and anyone else encountering this issue, without any real solution.
So I started by testing for a problem that doesn't typically exist. And,I didn't find a problem with the callouts. So I suggested tech support.
melody has a Legacy callout in the group as well. Odds are, that may explain it. Another archived project.
So melody, would like to hear back from you, is your issue as well.If not,there's always tech support.
Regards,Joe
Copying the the text and pasting it into a New callout sounds like the logical solution. Saving the changes to the project. Solving the problem for good. "Hopefully"
Legacy callouts should probably be replaced with the newer ones.
TechSmith tends to change features like that without warning.
There's characteristics Legacy callouts offer that the new ones don't. That doesn't ensure their be available several Camtasia versions down the road.
Highlighting the text and using the typical Shortcuts "Ctrl + C" Copy and "Ctrl + V" Paste" works great.
In your Screencast video, you concluded.I get this all the time,I have a suspicion it's the way the controls are designed,typically even though it's there. If I click off of it, the change stays. It never produces and I'm good to go.
As an outsider looking in, the video was your workflow in dealing with the problem. Your conclusion as to how to deal with it.
One that left melody , and anyone else encountering this issue, without any real solution.
So I started by testing for a problem that doesn't typically exist. And,I didn't find a problem with the callouts. So I suggested tech support.
melody has a Legacy callout in the group as well. Odds are, that may explain it. Another archived project.
So melody, would like to hear back from you, is your issue as well.If not,there's always tech support.
Regards,Joe
Copying the the text and pasting it into a New callout sounds like the logical solution. Saving the changes to the project. Solving the problem for good. "Hopefully"
Legacy callouts should probably be replaced with the newer ones.
TechSmith tends to change features like that without warning.
There's characteristics Legacy callouts offer that the new ones don't. That doesn't ensure their be available several Camtasia versions down the road.
Highlighting the text and using the typical Shortcuts "Ctrl + C" Copy and "Ctrl + V" Paste" works great.
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kayakman, Champion
ya, the "solution" is to just replace the misbehaving callout with a new one
Exactly
Thanks for the comments & suggestions. Yes, after some testing here, we found the double text problem exists with legacy callouts vs callouts that came with Cam 9 upgrade. See screencast link below.
https://www.screencast.com/t/yQXvF4Dbx
It does appear that the Arial font used in the legacy callout is different than the Arial font in the upgraded version...not as full, thinner. Or so my team observed. Our workflow is to copy text to Notepad and then to Camtasia since our copy comes from many different sources. Notepad removes all the styles, fonts, etc., and makes for a cleaner paste.
The double text issue started when I updated Cam 9. My current build after the update is v9.1.0 (build 2356). Replacing legacy callouts is one option, and one that will take more resources than we have available at present.
So, it looks like we'll have to decide what style we will use going forward and update our video training style guide. Nothing is simple, eh?
Cheers,
https://www.screencast.com/t/yQXvF4Dbx
It does appear that the Arial font used in the legacy callout is different than the Arial font in the upgraded version...not as full, thinner. Or so my team observed. Our workflow is to copy text to Notepad and then to Camtasia since our copy comes from many different sources. Notepad removes all the styles, fonts, etc., and makes for a cleaner paste.
The double text issue started when I updated Cam 9. My current build after the update is v9.1.0 (build 2356). Replacing legacy callouts is one option, and one that will take more resources than we have available at present.
So, it looks like we'll have to decide what style we will use going forward and update our video training style guide. Nothing is simple, eh?
Cheers,
Camtasia 2018 Edit Text (still has issues)
Windows Hotkey: Edit Text --> Alt+Enter (not shown in help doc)
--> For text within a group select the text object in the timeline, then hit Alt+Enter to activate the text on the canvas; then double-click the text on the canvas.
-whew, what a pain-
Mac Hotkey: Edit Text --> Option+Return to
Camtasia v2018.0.7 (Build 4045) Nov 9 2018
Windows Hotkey: Edit Text --> Alt+Enter (not shown in help doc)
--> For text within a group select the text object in the timeline, then hit Alt+Enter to activate the text on the canvas; then double-click the text on the canvas.
-whew, what a pain-
Mac Hotkey: Edit Text --> Option+Return to
Camtasia v2018.0.7 (Build 4045) Nov 9 2018
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I hate that it’s like that. Camtasia 8 is superior.
I'm writing this thread in November of 2019. I just upgraded from Camtasia 8 to 2018, and I'm having all the issues listed above. The legacy text boxes have the double font appearance and I'm not getting a cursor the select the text to edit. Also, when I try to use a non-legacy callout, there is a forced formatting with the text box top/bottom and left/right padding that is causing my callouts to be very large. I've changed the text box padding to 0 on all sides, and still the callout is way too large.
Does anyone have suggestions? Or maybe Camtasia has fixed this bug in the latest version?
Does anyone have suggestions? Or maybe Camtasia has fixed this bug in the latest version?
Suggestions? Sure!
Visit the TechSmith site and download and install the latest version of Camtasia. Then work your way through the free trial. It should tell you whether things are "fixed". And if not, you won't waste your money buying a version in the hope something that was broken is now fixed!
Visit the TechSmith site and download and install the latest version of Camtasia. Then work your way through the free trial. It should tell you whether things are "fixed". And if not, you won't waste your money buying a version in the hope something that was broken is now fixed!
TechSmith threw legacy callouts in the trash. They no longer
exist in version 2019.Apparently they decided it was better to trash, them then
fix them. I’m still disappointed with this.
Consider creating static callouts in an image editor.
You can create annotations using pretty much any Image editing program. I do
this often. I find the newer stock callouts uninspired and dull.
If you export a frame from Camtasia and open it in image editor. Provided it supports layers.
You can use the screen shot much like a template. Sizing, selecting colors and creating custom annotations on the video frame. This ensures you get the look you’re after. Create these annotations on a transparent layer. Then you can export them as such.
It may not be as convenient as using the stock tools. It’s an option.
Regards,Joe
kayakman, Champion
How To Show Cursor In Legacy Callout 2019-11-04
https://www.screencast.com/t/qkRnCfuXuDpl
regarding the new-style callout padding, try this ...
add, size callout; add, size text
select callout and "crop" the edges to get the look you're looking for
https://www.screencast.com/t/qkRnCfuXuDpl
regarding the new-style callout padding, try this ...
add, size callout; add, size text
select callout and "crop" the edges to get the look you're looking for
kayakman, Champion
How To Get Camtasia 2018 Legacy Callout Into Camtasia 2019 2019-11-04
https://www.screencast.com/t/1c3jPcOEZhEt
https://www.screencast.com/t/1c3jPcOEZhEt
This is very horrible. I used to be able to edit text in any callout or textbox on the left side of the video. Not inside the callout. Now everytime I try to edit text, I move the position of the callout by accident. Also cannot find the postition of the callout. So I can position multiple callout on the same position. Please bring back the old features. This does not work. It takes me an hour what used to take me 5 minutes.
kayakman, Champion
the "edit callout on left side" was removed after Camtasia Studio 8
the callout position can be found in the properties panel [right side]; select the callout and see x,y positions [of the callout's center]; you can set these values to get callouts to line up, etc; multiple callouts can be selected at same time
the callout position can be found in the properties panel [right side]; select the callout and see x,y positions [of the callout's center]; you can set these values to get callouts to line up, etc; multiple callouts can be selected at same time
Here are some things that I personally find helpful, as well as some things that (if changed) would be also super helpful.
You can use the visibility icon to "hide" things that may be in your way during editing.
Sometimes, I personally find it difficult to know if the text is actually selected or not when editing the text of a callout. So it may be a time saver to have an instance of Windows Notepad open. Work with all your text in Notepad, then copy from there and paste into the callout.
What would be nice to see change is for an ability to right-click the visibility or lock icons and choose "Lock all but this" or "Hide all but this" as options. What would also be nice is to see more/better contrast to depict selected text in the callout itself!
Cheers... Rick :)
You can use the visibility icon to "hide" things that may be in your way during editing.
Sometimes, I personally find it difficult to know if the text is actually selected or not when editing the text of a callout. So it may be a time saver to have an instance of Windows Notepad open. Work with all your text in Notepad, then copy from there and paste into the callout.
What would be nice to see change is for an ability to right-click the visibility or lock icons and choose "Lock all but this" or "Hide all but this" as options. What would also be nice is to see more/better contrast to depict selected text in the callout itself!
Cheers... Rick :)
Thanks Kayakman & Rick!
x,y,z coordinates are very helpfull!
Still editing text in call outs is way too difficult. I switched to CC so I can edit text and don't have to worry about my text moving all over the place.
x,y,z coordinates are very helpfull!
Still editing text in call outs is way too difficult. I switched to CC so I can edit text and don't have to worry about my text moving all over the place.
