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Keyboard Shortcuts Not Working
In Office for Mac desktop applications (e.g PPT v16.4.4) my keyboard shortcuts have suddenly become non-functional. For example, command-C does not copy, command-V does not paste. They are all "greye...
You can either resolve by right-clicking somewhere in the application window, whereafter the shortcut keys start working again.
Also - I found that changing the settings in OneNote (Preferences > Edit and View > Default Paste Option (choose one of the options), fixed it for me for both OneNote and PowerPoint that I don't have to right-click first anymore.
Found the answers on this link:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/office-for-mac-keyboard-shortcuts-not-working/71d672f7-4743-404b-9d5e-f63769629105?auth=1&page=3