When you use the Insert/data entry/ text entry function, it will have the keyboard focus when you enter the slide by design.
However, you can add a slide using the quizzing/text entry option. Then once you move the text entry box down, and add a question, text, or picture above it, the keyboard focus is no longer in the text box. This would be a quiz slide, so i am not sure if this will work for what you need, but it is an option.
I've found an easy workaround: place a decoy text entry box above the original and hide it under a white rectangle (my background is white). Far from best practice, but good enough this time.
I don't believe the designed behaviour is appropriate for all circumstances. If only there was an option to enable/disable autofocus
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Hello Stimpson!
When you use the Insert/data entry/ text entry function, it will have the keyboard focus when you enter the slide by design.
However, you can add a slide using the quizzing/text entry option. Then once you move the text entry box down, and add a question, text, or picture above it, the keyboard focus is no longer in the text box. This would be a quiz slide, so i am not sure if this will work for what you need, but it is an option.
Hi Emily, thanks for the tip!
I've found an easy workaround: place a decoy text entry box above the original and hide it under a white rectangle (my background is white). Far from best practice, but good enough this time.
I don't believe the designed behaviour is appropriate for all circumstances. If only there was an option to enable/disable autofocus
Thanks Stimpson, and glad you found a workaround.
you can always submit your ideas for this enable/disable autofocus as a feature request.
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