I'm having trouble with Text Boxes on Mac

On Mac, Text Boxes and Sticky Notes may sometimes be slightly difficult to use.

Creating the Text Box

Clicking the Text Box icon and clicking onto your document should insert a text field on the page. If this doesn't happen, it may be the mouse / trackpad is being held just a fraction of a second too long.

To create the Text Box, try to deselect the Text Box icon, select it again, and quickly single-click / release on your script.

As an alternative, try a right mouse-click, or a Control key + mouse-click or a two-finger tap on the trackpad to display this context menu, then choose Text:

Editing Text

To edit a word mid-sentence, you should be able to use the mouse to click into the text field. However, the arrow keys can sometimes be problematic while navigating the text.

To edit the text, try holding down the OPTION key and then navigating with the left and right arrows only.

These issues may occur because of a bug in macOS that limits how Scriptation can use the text field.

To get the most out of Scriptation, we recommend updating to the latest macOS.

What's Next

How do I use the Text Marking tools?
How do I use Sticky Notes?
How do I transfer my notes?

Updated on: 26/03/2025

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