The backward button doesn't seem to work suddenly

All the sudden, it seems like my backward button is not functioning. I bring up the keyboard to type, but when I press the backward button, the keyboard doesn't minimize. It still stays on the screen. I have to press Home button to get out of that.

Is it something I can repair? Something that can be reset?

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