Space bar has stopped working on Mac Mini in google docs

My space bar randomly stops working while I am typing in GOOGLE DOCS. It is NOT the keyboard, as I have used keyboards manufactured by Logitech, Anker, and Apple.

Posted on Dec 28, 2022 5:35 AM

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Tom Gewecke

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Posted on Dec 28, 2022 12:15 PM

Make sure that you have Full Keyboard Acces turned off in Accessibilities settings

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Tom Gewecke

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Dec 28, 2022 12:15 PM in response to Potatoman360

Make sure that you have Full Keyboard Acces turned off in Accessibilities settings

Rudegar

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Dec 28, 2022 5:43 AM in response to Potatoman360

if it's only in google docs then I would check if it affects other browsers than safari, if it was general then I suppose I would suspect some google webclient issue to be the cause

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