Space bar doesn’t work

Why does the space bar doesn’t work when I use external keyboard in IPad? the space bar works in the rest of the Apps (like here).It doesn’t in Word either.

iPad, iPadOS 15

Posted on May 23, 2022 05:07 PM

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Tom Gewecke

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Posted on May 23, 2022 06:24 PM

Go to your Accessibility settings and make sure that Full Keyboard Access is turned OFF.

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Tom Gewecke

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May 23, 2022 06:24 PM in response to Boy1933

Go to your Accessibility settings and make sure that Full Keyboard Access is turned OFF.

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