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November 26, 2021
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White text bar appearing at the bottom of my screen

  • November 26, 2021
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When I sign into a Zoom meeting now, I have a white bar at the bottom of the screen with the words 'type something' in it, though they appear in mirror writing to me. I've no idea how I got it or how to get rid of it.  I've attached a picture. Can anyone help?

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    Community Manager
    December 9, 2021

    Hey @MartinRoland what's displayed in your screenshot is quite interesting, as I've never seen this or experienced this before... Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling Zoom from https://zoom.us/download? Try that first and let me know if that helps. 

    Newcomer
    June 24, 2022

    I'm having the EXACT same thing happen. It appeared yesterday - embarrassing in a meting I was running. It's there every time I open Zoom. AND even though it syas 'tyep something' I can't get into that space at all. BTW, this popped up shortly after I did the latest update. 

    I know you're going to recommend uninstall/reinstall - I have a load of videos and participant lists stored. Do that 'stay put' if I do the uninstall/reinstall?

    It seems unlikely that it's an install issue since it's happening across a range of users.

     

    Newcomer
    January 13, 2022

    I have had the same thing happen to me. I am currently in a Zoom meeting so uninstalling and reinstalling is not an option. I have looked at all the possible helps through settings, but none seem to help.

    Community Manager
    January 13, 2022

    Hey @MartinRoland checking in on your discussion and was wondering if uninstalling/reinstalling helped? 

     

    Also, @kingj33 can you screenshot what you're seeing as well? 

    Newcomer
    November 14, 2022

    I just encountered this problem and see that no resolution was every posted here. I eventually figured it out. It's not Zoom's issue, it's Logitech Capture.  There's an option under the "magic wand" icon (see screenshot attached) to enable "Text Overlay" with the default text, "type something." It seems that this option somehow got enabled without my doing so (and may have happened to you as well). Toggling the Text Overlay off solves the problem.

    Newcomer
    December 14, 2023

    Thanks for that. I had my suspicions.