Missing Text button when sharing screen. Cant find the Text button which was in the annotations bar

[6553703170]

Hello,

I am a licensed Zoom host and use Zoom daily for teaching. Since the most recent update, the annotation tools have been reduced and this has made my work much more difficult:

• The Text tool is no longer available in the annotation toolbar.

• The colour options have been reduced from 16 colours down to only 4, and the white colour is missing completely.

These features were essential for teaching — especially when annotating during lessons to highlight different answers, write in different colours for clarity, and use text boxes. Losing them has negatively affected both my teaching flow and the learning experience for my students.

Please could you let me know:

• If this change was intentional or a bug.

• Whether Zoom plans to restore the full set of annotation tools (text + full colour palette).

As a paying customer, I strongly request that these tools be reinstated, or that the same functionality is made available within the classic annotation feature without requiring the new Whiteboard.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Kind regards

[CarlaA]

Hi @6553703170, thank you for posting to the Zoom Community!

I checked on the latest version of Zoom and I’m still seeing the Text annotation tool and full color options. Since I can’t replicate the issue, could you let us know which Zoom app version, operating system, and device you’re using? That information will help us investigate further.

Thank you!

[Ray_Harwood]

Welcome to the Zoom Community, @6553703170.

A screen shot would also be nice, if possible.  Here's my tool bar, currently running Zoom Workplace 6.5.12:

What's yours look like?

[6553703170]

Hi Ray. Here are 2 screen shots of my annotation bar. One as I share the screen and the other as I share a document.  Before the 5 colours which I have now,  I used to have 12 colours.  And the T text bar has gone.  Im more concerned  about the Text bar than the colours. 

[6553703170]

Ray i have the screen shots bit i don't know how to upload them on here to show you.  

I definitely do not have the T text button.

I used to have it but now I don't. 

I really want it back.

How can I show u my screenshot?

[6553703170]

Hi Carla.  Im using version 6.5.12.33008 and I use Zoom mostly on my Samsung A9 tablet. Sometimes on my phone but usually the tablet.  

There are no new updates for Zoom currently.  Please help