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
    2022-03-10T17:31:57+00:00

    This just started for me today, for no apparent reason. I was just typing in a chat, and couldn't move left or right. I found your fix, and for me it only works on those three dots at the bottom of the chat edit area; not with any of the other three dots (like in the left pane, the three dots under the Chat bubble for "More added apps.") Wonder what they're doing to actually fix the issue/bug. Thanks for your suggestion!

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-03-10T13:42:08+00:00

    It's definitely still there. I ran into it on Windows last Monday, and on the latest released Linux client just now. Workaround of ...+escape works for both platforms.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-03-09T13:54:58+00:00

    Yes - this works for me too. You have to Quit as described here, rather than just shutting down the app.

    Thanks.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-03-09T00:00:40+00:00

    Me too. Thanks Wiktor.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-03-08T22:45:23+00:00

    Wow, that actually worked for me. I JUST had the issue and found your response. THANK YOU!!!

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