Left & right arrow keys don't move the cursor (in teams)

Anonymous
2021-05-11T01:15:20+00:00

ft and right arrow keys have no effect in TEAMS BUT left-arrow + CTRL moves left one word, and right-arrow + CTRL moves right one word. So it is clear the arrow keys on the keyboard are functioning and sending signals to the computer. I also tried my laptop built in keyboard & the number pad. All have the same effect. What could be making the arrows by themselves not work?  (Up and Down arrows work normally.)

1.      Is it a laptop or desktop computer?
Laptop 

2.      What is the make and model of the keyboard?
HP laptop keyboard & logitech external 

3.      Was it working fine earlier?
Yes at most an hour before

4.      Were there any recent changes made on the computer prior to the issue?
No. Maybe I inadvertently hit some hot key?

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-05-24T01:26:57+00:00

    When the left/right arrow key got stuck, you can try to recover by doing these simple steps: (1) click any empty space inside the chat pane, (2) then click the "esc" key on your keyboard, and (3) finally click inside the compose box again where the arrow keys stuck. This should help you recover without the need to relaunch Teams client.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-05-24T00:15:39+00:00

    still an issue

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-05-23T14:50:35+00:00

    Indeed!

    I think what all of this shows is that it probably wasn't a priority for the Microsoft product managers and/or devs until it moved to "low-hanging fruit" status. Happens when devs/PdM are overwhelmed by the number of issues/feature requests that need to be implemented.. some just end up getting starved. Not saying it's acceptable, of course.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-05-23T09:48:06+00:00

    Never underestimate the complexity of software! As a game dev I am having trouble making a dude not crash the game when he'**** in the face, and it's taken me half a week so far. Anyone would think it would be simple.

    Still, a year+ is rather a long time to fix any bug.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-05-23T09:27:10+00:00

    12 months later and this is still a problem on both Mac and Windows....

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