Keyboard shortcuts do not work in Microsoft word

Why sometimes the keyboard shortcuts (e.g. command a, command c, commad v) do not work in Microsoft word?
And when I encounter this problem, I need to restart my mac. It's troublesome!
What happen? Is this the problem of my mac or my microsoft office?

I am working. I modified one shortcut and used that shortcut. It worked then all the other shortcuts worked. I had to use the modified shortcut first to make shortcuts start up again. This is a buggy piece of software.

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You're most welcome. Thanks for posting back and letting me know. Glad to help.
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