ScottEOsborn

Got it! Thanks for the explanation, that makes sense. Couldn't quite figure out the de-select thing: Was thinking that by selecting another tool, you'd de-select whatever is selected, but this is more persistent than that. Just discovered Paint.NET, and am very impressed with the feature set, the plug-in architecture, and level of support. Wow. Thanks again! Scott

And Yes, you are exactly right! Didn't know you had to have an area selected in order to type. Thanks for helping the noob...

Did a search through the forums and the help, but couldn't find anything that addressed this problem: I select the text tool. Make sure BLACK (or another dark hue) is the Primary Color Click on a layer Start typing The cursor blinks and moves as if text is being entered, but the text is invisible. This doesn't happen every time, but more often than not. Because I don't see any other messages about this, I'm surely missing something obvious. Help? In advance, Thanks! Scott