Need help with Photoshop text?

Hi - I have been using Photoshop Elements 10 for about a year.  I use it a lot to add text to images.  For some reason within the last week, I am unable to add any text to images.  When I try to do this (once I click on the 'T' and then click on the image where I want the text to go) Photoshop adds a layer, but will not allow me to add the text.  I do not know if this is a setting, but I don't recall changing anything.  I've tried Googling this but cannot find any solution that works. Everything I've found on the PS website is just how to add text, which I already do. I've also tried reinstalling my software.  At this point, I do not know what else to do.  Can someone help?

Hi,
See if the second option going to Edit works.
http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/using/undo-redo-cancel-actions.html#restore_defa ult_preferences
Restore default preferences
Preference settings control how Photoshop Elements displays images, cursors, and transparencies, saves files, uses plug‑ins and scratch disks, and so on. If the application exhibits unexpected behavior, the preferences file may be damaged. You can restore all preferences to their defaults.
   Note:
Deleting the preferences file is an action that cannot be undone.
Do one of the following:
Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift (Mac: Option+Command+Shift) immediately after Photoshop Elements begins launching. Click Yes to delete the Adobe Photoshop Elements settings file.
Go to Edit > Preferences (Mac: Photoshop Elements > Preferences > General), click the Reset Preferences on next launch button, and then click OK. When you restart Adobe Photoshop Elements, all preferences are reset to default settings.
A new preferences file is created the next time you start  Photoshop Elements. For information on a specific preference option,  search for the preference name in Help.

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