Macbook Pro's arrow keys

my macbook pro's arrow keys dont work. when i hold down the "right" and "up" it comes up with a black box with the words "Navigation", "Characters" and "Words". but no matter which one i choose it makes no difference. please help!

wow i cnnot beleived i didnt notice that thanks!

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Hello brooklinekilla,
I would be concerned too the up arrow key on my keyboard was not working. I found an article that can assist with further isolating and troubleshooting issues with the built in keyboard. I recommend following the steps under the section titled, "Some keys don't work as expected" in the following article:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1381
Thank you for posting in the Apple Support Communities.
Best,
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Hello brooklinekilla,
I would be concerned too the up arrow key on my keyboard was not working. I found an article that can assist with further isolating and troubleshooting issues with the built in keyboard. I recommend following the steps under the section titled, "Some keys don't work as expected" in the following article:
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i have been given a macbook pro 2.2 that has inoperative up, right,and left arrow keys as well as the z key. the down arrow key does work!!
since these keys are at the opposite ends of the keyboard, i'm wondering whether it is more than just a key replacement to resolve the problem? note that the z key is hardly used by anyone while the arrow keys are frequently used by most people.
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muscmp wrote:
i'm not sure what other information i can supply, tjk, but it is a 15". let me know if you need further information.
thanks,
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First try a PRAM reset and SMC reset.
In some cases, the battery can interfere with a cable between it and the inside of the MBP, causing keyboard and/or trackpad issues. Shut down the MBP, disconnect the power adapter, remove the battery, take a piece of something semi-soft (like a paper napkin folded over a couple times), place it over the cable you see in the battery compartment, and tape it down. Replacethe battery and see how things go. If this works, you'll eventually want to replace the keyboard/trackpad cable (about $35 if you can do the workyourself). Note that if you go to a repair shop, they usually want to replace the entire top case assembly, which is much more costly.
If the issue persists, shut down, disconnect the power adapter, remove the battery, connect the power adapter, boot the MBP and see if the issue persists without the battery in place (but remember to save a lot, because if the power adapter gets pulled out the MBP will immediately shut down and any unsaved work will be lost).
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Last edited by starfox5194 (2011-01-10 22:14:34)

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Origionally posted by FIDO2010 -
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As you all are probably well aware, this exact problem has been asked on a countless number of discussion boards and each is answered with a different "solution." Quotation marks are necessary because the solutions suggested work for some users but don't work for others. So, in a way, I offer those who read this reply this same disclaimer. The following solution worked for me (for now!) but it may not work for you.
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