Can anyone help me work out why text is no longer working in my Photoshop ?(6.0.1)

It simply stopped working. Sometimes the whole document window goes pink instead!

Geoff

you have a .gif on stage, or text color is same as background,?

perhaps you're working in Bitmap or Indexed color or Multichannel mode.
Switch to RGB (or CMYK for pre-press) from the Image - Mode menu.

You could upgrade to CS ... big improvement with performance.

No, the cursor doesn't even move... Am in RGB or CMYK already... no difference...!

No, already in RGB... the cursor doesn't even move when I try and use text...

YOU BROKE IT....damn, way to go there watchdog....WELL...i guess we can all go home now...WD HAS FOOKED UP THE TEXT BUTTON.....man,....i was going to make this cool ass Logo to. The words were going to be extremely nice, with this cool melting fire effect.. ....but now that WD destroyed the sumbeach...i guess i'll just have to put that on hold.....GGGGGGGEEEEZZZZZUUUSSSSS....it was the first good idea i had too.

......Now that happens alot....really screws with ya the first couple of times.

Try resetting your preferences - hold down Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Windows) or Command+Option+Shift (Mac) or while launching Photoshop. A prompt will ask if you want to delete the preferences file. Click Yes.

You may want to save a backup copy of your adjusted Preferences file so it can be restored if needed. This is not necessary, but if you want to avoid resetting all your preferences any time you reset them, it can be helpful to have a backup.

YAY! That fixed it. Thanks... took a few goes for it to take. But seems to be right now...

Many thanks

Watchdog

For awhile now, I've had a problem with my 'print screen' function. Worked fine in 'paint,' would not work in photoshop. Searched high and low for a fix and narrowed it down to resetting my preferences. Couldn't figure out how to do that, so I just left it. Anyhow, this fixed it for me Voks, thanks alot.

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Sye