Keyboard does not work in Microsoft Word

i am having probelm to use ms word on mac. keybord is not working i only can copy and paste but i cant type anything.

Closing down Word and re-opening it only worked temporarily for me. Since I couldn't stand to keep closing and re-opening Word every few minutes, I went searching Apple forums for a better solution. (Unfortunately, I lost track of where I found this solution, so I can't direct you to the original post/instructions - sorry!) Apparently, hitting the Option key 5 times will turn off your keyboard -- and hitting it another 5 times will turn it back on. So, even though I don't remember hitting the Option key a bunch of times, apparently I must have since hitting it 5 times turned my keyboard back on! Magic!
The original poster also suggested turning off that toggle feature so that you don't inadvertently turn off the keyboard again. (Disable the toggle feature AFTER you have turned your keyboard back on.) Here's how: System Preferences > Accessibility > Mouse & Trackpad > Options > Press the Option key five times to toggle Mouse Keys > OK.
Hope that helps!

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