diff --git a/js/panes/EmbeddingsPane.js b/js/panes/EmbeddingsPane.js
index 795a3b54..4ec7e311 100644
--- a/js/panes/EmbeddingsPane.js
+++ b/js/panes/EmbeddingsPane.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class EmbeddingsPane extends React.Component {
     switch (e.type) {
       case 'keydown':
       case 'keypress':
-        e.preventDefault();
+        // e.preventDefault();
         break;
       case 'keyup':
         if (this.props.isFocused)
diff --git a/js/panes/ImagePane.js b/js/panes/ImagePane.js
index b925c043..e93f6587 100644
--- a/js/panes/ImagePane.js
+++ b/js/panes/ImagePane.js
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ function ImagePane(props) {
       switch (event.type) {
         case 'keydown':
         case 'keypress':
-          event.preventDefault();
+        //   event.preventDefault();
           break;
         case 'keyup':
           if (isFocused)
diff --git a/js/panes/TextPane.js b/js/panes/TextPane.js
index 3aeaddb2..f862bc0a 100644
--- a/js/panes/TextPane.js
+++ b/js/panes/TextPane.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function TextPane(props) {
     switch (e.type) {
       case 'keydown':
       case 'keypress':
-        e.preventDefault();
+        // e.preventDefault();
         break;
       case 'keyup':
         sendPaneMessage(