Why is my keyboard only working in Finder?

I was typing in Pages and then I randomly typed a bunch of keys. Something happened and now I can only type things in in Finder. The Brighntess keys ect. All work fine.
Thanks.

Reboot your device. Whatever it is that you typed in, a reboot will clear it out.
Cheers,
GB

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