Cursor keys acting strangely and type going wonky

A question from an Illustrator newbie (so pardon the ignorance):
Suddenly, my cursor keys have started to exchange functions: Cursor left moves objects down, cursor left moves them down and so on. After trying to find out why, I tried to do something else, which is to enter type into a text box, but the type comes in only two ways: individual characters lie down on a horizontal line or they line up properly but vertically. Ared these two settings related? Where do I look for answers?
Many thanks in advance.
J

Jack,
Set the Edit>Preferences>Constrain Angle to 0 instead of 90 degrees (or wherever you set it in newer versions).

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