Wireless keyboard - return key has stopped working.

The return key on my wireless keyboard has just stopped functioning along with the backslash key to the left of it.  Any ideas as to the likely cause, or has it just packed up? I'm having to use the keyboard viewer or the old USB keyboard for these functions - which is a pain.

Hello:
Try resetting the PRAM and SMC.  If that does not help, I would suspect a failed KB.
Barry

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