Cannot use keyboard in Office:mac

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Using Microsoft Office Version v.X
Never any problems until last week. Went to start a new document and
couldn't type in it.
Thought it was possible that I had abused the normal.dot and replaced it to
no avail.
Moved all the plists - no change.
Used the CD's uninstaller program and completely uninstalled and reinstalled
Office.
Nothing.
I can type in all the other Office applications.
I can Paste and manipulate text in a Word document with a mouse.
If the Word windows is the focus, it is as if the keyboard doesn't exist -
no function keys, no shortcut keys, no typing, nuthin' (I take that back -
the Expose function keys work.)
Anyone have ANY ideas at all???

oops - almost forgot - I can type into form fields and the like - AND Word
Art, but not into a Text Box)
 
Hi Rose,

Check Format | Font to make sure you are not typing either in white text
or in hidden text.

Create a new user account on the computer. Can you type in Word in that
account?

Responses here may get lost in the heavy traffic. It would be better to
repost your question and the results of my diagnostic suggestions on the
MacWord newsgroup, where there are many more Mac users who are likely to
be helpful.
See here for Google/Entourage gateway to newsgroups for MacWord,
MacExcel, and other MS programs for the Mac:
<http://www.microsoft.com/mac/community/community.aspx?pid=newsgroups>

Or, where the link says

microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
try substituting
microsoft.public.mac.office.word
which should take you to the MacWord newsgroup.
 
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