Feature/help request: Just edit (not change settings of) text

I’ve been having trouble editing the text of my website because (as far as I can tell) it’s impossible to edit it without having a massive “Text Settings” popup visible at the same time. This popup (again, as far as I can tell) can’t be minimized, resized, closed or even moved to on top of the menu where it would be out of the way. (I can move it, but only to cover different parts of my site in the editor.) I’m trying to read and edit several paragraphs of text which go all the way across my screen, so having to find a place for a popup that covers probably 2/3 of the height of my screen, and which MUST overlap my site, is a real problem.

Worst of all, I don’t even WANT to change any of my text’s settings at the moment, I just want to change what it SAYS. I suspect that, in general, people are likely to want to change the content of text much more often than anything in the “Text Settings” popup. So there’s no reason, from my perspective, why this popup needs to be there at all. If I could close or minimize it and continue editing the text, I would, and there would be no further problem.

If I’ve missed something, and it’s already possible to edit text without the “Text Settings” popup, can someone tell me how? If not, could you please make it possible? Or at least make the popup less intrusive (say, make it possible to minimize it or move it outside the part of the editor that shows the website)?

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Hey there, this might help you hide that text editing menu :slight_smile: https://support.wix.com/en/article/hiding-and-showing-the-editor-controls-and-tools

Thanks, but that just hid everything ELSE. The sidebar with the list of pages, all the tools along the left edge, even the footer with the page code disappeared – all the stuff that’s ALWAYS there. But the second I tried to edit text, the text editing menu still appeared and wouldn’t go away.

Just to be clear, this is what I want to get rid of.


(Incidentally, how do I resize an image on this forum?)

Sorry, I’m new to this and didn’t realize my last two comments weren’t replies to you. I’m really just posting this so you’ll be notified that I’ve answered you. Short version: that didn’t do what I need, but thanks for answering.

I’m having this exact issue. Just want to change text and the pop up text setting box is literally covering the text I want to change?! Did you get a solution from Wix? I am SO frustrated with this. Thanks