How do I change text settings so that text appears in a text layer

Question

I was working through a Photoshop track on Treehouse and ended up messing around with some settings while adding text. Now, I cannot see ANY text that is typed, but it does somehow seem to be entered (and likely there, just not visible). When I try to add text, here is what happens:

1. Click on Horizontal Type Tool so that I-Beam shows

2. On canvas, I make a large text area

3. A cursor shows and Blinks. The size changes depending on the font size.

4. When I type, it appears that nothing happens and the cursor remains where it is, BUT when I commit the text, the layer renames to the text I typed... but I still cannot see the text.

The background color is white and the text color is red, so I don't think it is a matter of any similar color. The settings I was experimenting with were in the character and and paragraph boxes. halp!

Answer 1

Not really THE answer, but an un-fubar. I found the "reset character" option. Whatever I messed up, was unmessed up.