Ctrl A can help you select all in most programs.
However, lot of users encounter the Ctrl A not working issue when selecting all.
What does Ctrl A do?
What to do when it is malfunctioning?
This post fromMiniToolprovides details.
What Does Ctrl A Do?
Keyboard shortcuts are popular among computer users, as they help users to perform operations quickly.
Ctrl A in Microsoft PowerPoint
In Microsoft PowerPoint, Ctrl A has the following functions.
If youre working on a document with multiple pages, this keyboard shortcut selects all text on all pages.
But it doesnt work anymore.
Now I have to actually drag my mouse to select everything manually.
Theres nothing wrong with my keyboard as ctrl+A works on webpages.
from answers.microsoft.com
How to Fix the Ctrl A not working issue?
Here are 2 ways available:
1.
Step 2.Inside the elevated command prompt window, right-poke the title bar and selectPropertiesfrom the context menu.
Step 3.In the pop-up window, check theEnable Ctrl key shortcutsoptions under theOptionstab and click onOKto save changes.
Heres a quick guide for you.
Step 1.Press theWin + Rkeys to open theRundialog box, and then typedevmgmt.mscin the box and hitEnter.
Step 2.Expand theKeyboardscategory, and then right-smack the equipment driver and selectUpdate Driver.
Step 3.Click onSearch automatically for updated driver softwareoption to update the keyboard driver.
Then it will detect and set up the latest gear driver automatically.
c’mon follow the on-screen prompts to complete the update.
This post provides some useful and feasible methods for you.
