Text entry box + typing

Does anyone know what might be causing this? I put a text entry box over my typing and Captivate moved my typing ("03" in the attached image) to another spot!

Then that's the reason why the typing is now not located where you would expect.  In Captivate, the captured typing text is on a separate layer that does not get resized with the rest of the screen, thus placing it off to one side when you resize the project.
A workaround is to right click on the typing text, turn it into animated typing text, and then position that where you want.

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    Message was edited by: Suzanne Petty

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    Captivate Wish Form/Bug Reporting Form
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    SorcererStone Blog
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    SorcerStone Blog
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