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
    2021-10-28T17:20:44+00:00

    Can Microsoft just fix the issue instead of repeating your Windows-95 era "Just restart your <<something>>" mantra?

    Teams was obviously a rush job, but guys, we're 18 months into this pandemic now! If you haven't gotten your act together, maybe just admit that you don't know what you're doing and work on integration of Office365 with Zoom / Meet instead?

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-10-28T19:38:29+00:00

    In case it helps anyone, I noticed that you can click ctr+arrow keys and at least move back and forth via whole words.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-10-28T21:57:37+00:00

    I have the same issue.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-10-28T23:27:41+00:00

    How do you fix typos, pretty much that's the reason most of us need the left keys.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-10-29T17:38:08+00:00

    Me too, same issue.

    When it started, I feel like I managed to hit a combination of keys when I hit the left arrow, such as left arrow + control, or left arrow + shift.

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