CMD T to select the Type Tool

Hello
Cmd T on the Mac selects the Type Tool. But after the typing is complete I can't press "V" to get the Selection Tool. It will just type in the letter V.
Is there a keyboard short cut to get out of the type tool.
The solution that I have is to do Cmd + B which selects the Brush and then I can do any single letter to get the other tools.
Is there another way that eliminates the extra step??
Thanks

from After Effects Help:
"To end text-editing mode, press Enter on the numeric keypad, select another tool, or press Ctrl+Enter (Windows) or Command+Return (Mac OS)."

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