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EXCEL Alt shortcut keys problem
You don't need Tools menu, the same you could do from File->Options, but I don't think something could help here. Most probably some Windows service resets shortcuts, but who knows. Perhaps full reinstall with Fix tool could help.
Sergei you are correct, I didn't see any reset navigation other than the editing move direction in Options.
Neither Control Panel Repairs fixed the alt shortcut anomalies.
What Fix tool are you referring to?
Simple repair could help if, for example, you eventually remove / crash some dll or other components of the Office. But it keeps your profile setting and all related registry keys.
On the link Repair an Office application - Office Support (microsoft.com) use
It's also not a warranty but that's most complete clean of previous office installation.
You need to have everything to install Office from the scratch after that.
I think I tried that but didn't lose my settings so perhaps I'm confusing it with the (2d) Online Repair?
After both Repair options ran, they did NOT fix the Alt navigation shortcuts. Made them worse, actually. Now I can't undo, just get ♥+AC2♥ when I press [Esc] or try to undo/restore the original cell contents in the destination. (And why I tried Alt-navigating a test worksheet)
I still think something in the last Microsoft Update must have broken them.I can reproduce that if to use shortcuts like Alt+PgUp with NumPad if NumLock is switched ON. With that you actually some char, e.g. Alt+PgDn or Alt+3 on NumPad returns char with unicode 9829 (♥).
If that's not your case then navigation keys like PageDown work in NumPad mode, don't know why.