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
    2022-06-16T11:12:07+00:00

    This is driving me insane, but the number of workarounds is amusing.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-06-16T10:31:22+00:00

    only 393 so far. i would have guesed more

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-06-16T08:32:21+00:00

    Lets see if we can hit 1000 comments on this issue while we dance the funky chicken around our PC's and salute the most bizarre apparent solution combination before Microsoft finds it useful to solve this trivial problem.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-06-16T07:56:15+00:00

    Try this...

    1. Click on Text Format button (A+pencil) below the text box.
    2. Type some random text...
    3. Press ESC button
    4. Push Discard button
    5. Left and Right keys work as usual.
    6. Was this reply helpful? Press "Yes" ;)

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-06-16T07:44:49+00:00
    1. Click on Text Format button (A+pencil) below the text box.
    2. Type some random text...
    3. Press ESC button
    4. Push Discard button
    5. Left and Right keys work as usual.
    6. Was this reply helpful? Press "Yes" ;)

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    1 person found this answer helpful.
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