Type tool not working Photosop CC.

I am trying to create a watermark using the type tool in Photoshop CC. When I click on my layer using the type tool it just places a teeny tiny black box with NO cursor. Thus, I can't type anything. I have tried resetting the tool and that changed nothing. Please help! It's driving me batty.

UPDATE: So I am now seeing that when I type and then click on the layer what I typed shows up as the layer name but there is still nothing on the box. How do I view it on the box?

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Okay ... I have sorted this out. I deleted the preferences file:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/828/cpsid_82893.htmluser/Library
tip for accessing the hidden user library (OS X 10.7):
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/909/cpsid_90947.html
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