You can edit text in text layers at any time. If you set the text to follow a path, designate it as a 3D layer, transform it, or animate it, you can still continue to edit it.

The pointer for a type tool changes as you move it around the Composition panel. When it is directly over a text layer, it appears as the edit text pointer ; click to edit the existing text. When the pointer is not directly over a text layer, it appears as a new text pointer ; click to create a new text layer. Shift-click always creates a new layer.

You can drag with the move pointer   in the Composition panel to move text. To activate the move pointer without leaving text editing mode, move the type tool away from the text in the Composition panel; when you see the move pointer  , drag to move the text. You can also hold down the Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) key to momentarily activate the move pointer.