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Are there settings in Photoshop CS6 to confirm and deselect for example a text frame when pressing escape?

By default escape cancels the editing.

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This is for CC 2017, but I assume it's the same or similar in CS6.

Go into Preferences, and click the Type item in the menu.

Check the option "Use ESC key to commit text"

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    Unfortunately it's not at this point in CS6. There is probably no setting for CS6? – Malte Jan 4 '18 at 14:13
  • @Malte have you tried the Enter key, as Scott suggests in his answer? – Billy Kerr Jan 4 '18 at 15:09
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Use the Enter key.

Not Return or ESC keys.

Adobe logic is that ESC means "never mind" or "cancel" and never "commit".

As @BillyKerr points out, Adobe did add a preference option to alter the default behavior for text editing in more recent versions, but that is not going to be helpful for CS6.

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  • I've always used CMD+Return (Mac) to commit text in a text box. Also good for committing measurements or point sizes etc. in the options bar. (Though now that I'm looking at my keyboard I wonder if that's not just the shortcut for "Enter") – GoofyMonkey Jan 4 '18 at 16:30
  • @GoofyMonkey and Scott, CTRL+Return also works on Win PCs. – Billy Kerr Jan 4 '18 at 17:09
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    The Command/CTRL+Return is indeed the shortcut for the Enter key... designed for keyboards without the Enter Key (Like Apple's wireless keyboard) – Scott Jan 4 '18 at 17:28

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