How to Use the Procreate Text Tool without LOSING YOUR MIND

I’ve got a quick tip for you this week! Procreate has changed their text tool several times since it was first introduced and if you’re still learning the program, this part of it can get pretty overwhelming. In today’s video, I share how I use the text tool, keep all of the options straight and easily make edits to typeable text without any broken glass in the process 😉
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✨ This artwork was created on a 5th gen iPad Pro (12.9”, 256GB) with a 2nd gen Apple Pencil using the Procreate app (v.5.2.5)
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:15 Adding Text
00:30 Editing Text
01:05 Text Style Options
04:05 Recoloring Text
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[@cindyartman2847]

The shattered iPad is a perfect picture to represent the maddening frustration of the Procreate text tool! Thank you for clearing up a few things!

[@lorik2565]

I was trying to change my text font, just last night, and was SO FRUSTRATED because it couldn’t be changed. Now I understand about removing the blinking cursor! Thank you for all the time and energy you spend with your Procreate tutorials. I have taken a couple of your courses and they were VERY worthwhile.

[@EveryTuesday]

Thanks so much, Lori! That dang cursor seems to trip everyone up!

[@Dessthemess]

The title of this video is so perfect. I was absolutely mind blowing at how unreasonably difficult they made it. I pasted text I had and the font was absolutely massive, even with it being at 1pt

[@bogaanb2466]

Great lesson Procreate! Not too long, clear and concise tutorial. And NO music! Thank you!!

[@bbbeaucoup]

this is really helpful. I’ve struggled with trying to test out different fonts and colors when the blue highlight outline was visible and I didn’t understand why when the cursor was present I couldn’t modify anything… grrr. Now I get it! Thanks.

[@EveryTuesday]

So happy it helped! Thanks for watching!

[@JeanneSullivanDesign]

A HUGE timesaver!!! Thanks so much, Teela! In under 4 minutes you shared the Text Tool updates that would've taken me hours to puzzle out. Your title says it All!

[@EveryTuesday]

😘😘😘

[@karenjones2631]

I’m like the rest, the blinking cursor was the best advice

[@jcserendipity]

Oh, wow! There were several gems in that video! Great info in a short video. Thanks!

[@sshirleyks]

I’m just starting with Procreate and found your videos. They are very helpful, but there are SO MANY! I’m trying to make labels to sew into quilts, so I need text that I can convert into embroidery files. Your text videos are very helpful, but I’ve just barely dipped my toe in the water. There’s so much to learn to do the simplest tasks. And I’m old, so my brain doesn’t work very fast. 🤣 Thank you for your work.

[@tinabayy]

you’re great & your voice isn’t annoying lol. Glad that you & your channel exists.

[@TheBABSfolder]

Thanks!!! I was struggling so bad😭😭

[@elizabethrosen160]

Oh my gosh this is sooooo helpful! Thank you:)

[@ilan_NahshOn]

Thanks, Wouldn't find it without you..Worth mentioning that if the Magic keyboard is connectedno keyboard icon on screen. 3:00 Pour moi its all glitches...Thanks again תודה

[@MontgomerySky]

The title of this video is exactly the catharsis I needed.

[@susieburgin6368]

Thank you Teela!!!! The text tool is the one thing that never seems to work the same way. You've given a couple very helpful tools to use so I Don't Lose My Mind!!!! Appreciate you sharing this with us!!

[@EveryTuesday]

Thanks Susie! ❤️

[@ajitpandey4087]

Power packed, almost everything one needs to dabble with text is skill fully woven in, thanks

[@dianed2014]

Thank you so much - I have been using procreate for a while and this was amazing - now I will stop losing my mind!!! lol

[@PamSchodt]

Thank you! I find the text option on Procreate to be the most frustrating part. Your video helps! Keep them coming!

[@EveryTuesday]

Thanks Pam!

[@vespa4jen]

Thank you Teela! There is a lot to this text function, and you have very much helped me understand how to use it. Im a big fan of yours😊

[@EveryTuesday]

I'm so glad! Thanks for watching!

[@sprboston]

amazing. I struggle (or have struggled) with this for so long. so many perfect tricks

[@EveryTuesday]

Thanks Sean!

[@hotcoffeeandpie]

Great, concise explanation of text basics. I like that ET doesn't try to sell me her...(brush set, tutorials, etc.)

[@chantalrochon3566]

This tutorial was informative. Thank you for this video. Merci! From Quebec, Canada 🍁

[@gavinkaufmanworld]

Great video - thanks for sharing 😁

[@jacquiemason9514]

Thank you Teela! I always learn something new in your videos!

[@aylinyalcinkaya9454]

This is helpful, much appreciated. And let me tell you that I love the colour of your voice 🙂

[@manisha-colorcreativityartwork]

Hi. Thanks for this. Pls could you tell if you know how to make font list bigger in setting / menu box. Names of font list are so small, it is hard to read especially imported font from third party.

[@EveryTuesday]

Not sure if that's possible yet

[@manisha-colorcreativityartwork]

@@EveryTuesday yeah. I guess so. Imported font are so tiny because of their style, it is hard to read.

[@TawnyPixie]

Wow, this was *really* helpful!! Thank you!!

[@AvinashJagassar]

Is bringing up the keyboard the only way to insert a Space between words while writing?

[@lars7282]

Working on text on an iPad without a mouse or a real keyboard is the ultimate endgame for using modern technology

[@eynl2273]

this is so good ❤ thank you for this tutorial

[@marimojica9824]

I don’t think you uploaded last week? So I binged a bunch of your videos. Thank you!

[@EveryTuesday]

Thanks for watching! 7 years of weekly vids has led to a bit of burn out so I've gone down to every other week for the foreseeable future. My email subs (tuesdaymakers.com) get freebies on the off weeks, though!

[@lieslbohan]

That was SO helpful... thank you!

[@wanderingcreativity]

Thank you so much Teela this is a mighty help how insightful!

[@decalpals8496]

Hi, Teela, thanks so much for this tutorial. I have wrestled with accessing the text editing menu and, as well, recoloring text that hasn't been rasterized. Your tips were great. However, I don't see the little 3-icon menu with the double A that you keep referring to. Is there something I need to turn on to see that on my screen? Thanks for your time!

[@randicommand2453]

You might try turning your iPad to Landscape mode.

[@helencampbell]

Thank you so much for this - it's been driving me crazy!

[@urthcreature]

Thanks for this! New to procreate and it won’t let me drag my text boxes to move them. Also would love to know how to create two or more columns of text that I will add bullet points to gradually (exporting as video.) Also when I export animations to my files I don’t find them there? Thanks again!!!!

[@chrisr8117]

Hi! Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing your expertise. I'm wondering how to copy text from one canvas to another and still have it be editable. Is it possible? Thanks!

[@cosmoturco3731]

How to keep the same text each time I add text (default font)??? thank you

[@mgdoodlestudio]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!

[@blueskieslettering708]

This is helpful!! Text in procreate is so annoying!! 😅😅

[@average13]

I haven’t watched yet but the title is hilarious because it’s true!!

[@nathanclarke2977]

Yaa not what’s happening on mine..it’s rare that I can click my Text layer to get “Edit Text” very frustrating

[@dena3107]

Im trying to let the Time-Lapse tool capture me typing the letters. But it just shows it appearing suddenly when I play it back. It doesnt show each letter being typed. Do you have any advice?

[@eliezerlevergil]

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@g8trn]

Thanks so much!!

[@asakosophia]

this video is so helpful, i find the text tool extremely unintuitive!

[@ronaldl9085]

brilliant!

[@armsofsnow]

Some very helpful suggestions, thank you! It's always fun to see how people do the same things in different ways :) For example, deselecting the textbox in order to "stop the cursor from blinking" (as you cali it) and allowing you to edit the whole text, seems like a bit of an unnecessary detour to me? Why not just select the text instead? I usually just select the whole text (or the parts of the text that I want to modify) by double tapping a word with my finger, and if needed adjust the selection by moving the blue handles that show up :) Much quicker, and no need to close and re-open the text tool.

[@EveryTuesday]

I would imagine most people like previewing changes to their text without a blue outline around it (myself included), but please do whatever you like best!

[@HeartWorkURelationalSoulCoach]

It will not allow me to NOT have the first letter all caps. I cannot find how. It automatically goes all caps for the first letter. I pressed on the TT and it won't do it like yours did.

[@ponderingancientmatters5695]

Hi, Teela. I don't use procreate, but have been creating text art in Ai -- using my own letters and Adobe fonts. At >100% magnifications, there's a jagged, "sharks-tooth" border around the edges of all letters which curve. Is there a way to stop it from happening? I've tried to use the techniques in the course to blur/soften it a bit, but that doesn't look good at 100%. Since, I see it everywhere, is it being accepted as a norm? Thanks

[@EveryTuesday]

You'll always want to look at your artwork at 100% to see how it'll end up appearing quality-wise on screen or in print. When you zoom in >100% on a pixel-based image, you'll begin seeing individual pixels which a viewer would never see at 100%. If all looks good at 100%, then there's no need to worry 👍

[@scuevas1023]

I love your videos!

[@randicommand2453]

Ah, Clarity! Thanks so much. I almost forgot to add this. You can resize your text with the transform tool without rasterizing. I don't think you mentioned it.

[@EveryTuesday]

Yes, you're right! Thanks so much for including it here 💕

[@hawks6144]

It keeps flipping upside down when I try to do it:(

[@catherinerye5017]

Thanks - this is very helpful. I have an issue with my text sometimes rasterising by itself and then I can’t undo it - does anyone else have this?

[@EveryTuesday]

It'll rasterize if it's being affected in a way that would no longer allow it to be editable - examples would be warping, stretching, distorting or merging with other elements

[@IratusEris]

I can't believe I needed a tutorial on WHERE to find that stupid little Text tool option. Why is it hidden on the settings menu instead of right next to the other tools?!?

[@cjsluiter1917]

I wonder how many iPads have been thrown at the wall because of this text feature. Thanks for explaining it!

[@DaveConrey]

Perhaps it’s my settings, but everything you did in the first minute is not available to me. I can’t hand letter the text, I don’t have the mini keyboard, and I don’t have the function buttons at the bottom.

[@EveryTuesday]

The hand writing option first became available with iOS 15 - I’d double check that you’re updated to the latest iOS version and Procreate version (update iOS before updating Procreate) and hopefully that does it!

[@joyhall2302]

Try opening the settings app on your ipad. Scroll down and select Apple Pencil and then select the toggle next to Scribble. This worked for me.

[@yjchung6100]

I can't write text with my apple pencil. Do you know why? It looks very handful. Anyway thanks for your all videos.

[@EveryTuesday]

Check that you're on the latest iOS and Procreate versions

[@joyhall2302]

Try opening the settings app on your ipad. Scroll down and select Apple Pencil and then select the toggle next to Scribble. This worked for me.

[@thebandit188]

When I choose a font, and add color, then angle my text to position it. The text always looks low quality. Anyone have suggestions?

[@EveryTuesday]

As long as the typed text isn't rasterized, it shouldn't lose quality. Once rasterized, any resizing/rotating will always diminish quality

[@thebandit188]

@@EveryTuesday Any suggestions? I make thumbnails for my KZbin channel, but your right when I resize and rotate font the quality gets worse.

[@lewiskenedy9899]

why they not give a curve text

[@EveryTuesday]

That's a question only Procreate can answer 🤷‍♀️ Here's a workaround, though: kzbin.info/www/bejne/norbgZeqbLKDj6s

[@sojosadventures3001]

When you toggled all caps and then turned it off you lost your capital H and T and the beginning of the words, that’s frustrating. Surprised you didn’t pick up on that and mention it.

[@yalondawhite8389]

My text keeps on coming out pixely

[@EveryTuesday]

Since Procreate is a pixel-based program, if you're zoomed way in on your text or if you're working on a canvas with a low resolution, even typeable text will look pixelated 👍

[@justonearepa]

None of this is working for me 😭

[@justonearepa]

I don’t have half of these buttons

[@EveryTuesday]

It sounds like you may need to update your app if your interface is that different

[@anndurham9074]

You talk so fast it is hard to follow

[@animalsmistakenformonsters1492]

Can you bend your text and change it in any other way?

[@revelation7262]

Many thanks to you! 🫠

[@jcmoney11111]

Still waiting on an actual symmetrical text bend and warping feature. They had this in word 2014, I know procreate developers can do it.