Keyboard shortcut for select tool when in text tool

I'm trying to figure out the best way to use keyboard shortcuts in Motion 5, but I've come across
a little issue:
Let's say I've been using the text tool adjusting text in a text box. Then I want to go to the Select/Transform tool.
If I type Shift+S (the keyboard command for the Select/Transform tool), a capital "S" appears in my text.
The only way around this I've found is to enable the Select/Transform tool with my mouse, which I find kind of slow and annoying.
Any ideas? Hope I'm missing something obvious.
Thanks.

The escape key will take you out of text entry mode. See the "Text Tools in the Toolbar" Section
http://help.apple.com/motion/mac/5.0/en/motion/usermanual/#chapter=16%26section= 4

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