Heads up display changes cause problems

I tried to change the size and screen location of several areas (Hotbars 1-3 and Duty List) using the HUD Layout editor. It left the Hotbars a jumbled mess, eliminated other displays such as the Main Menu buttons, and disabled the Keybind shortcuts. Pressing h for hunting log, i for inventory, c for character, etc. no longer open the associated displays even though they are still associated with these keys in the Keybind Shortcuts. Instead, pressing keys acts as though I'm trying to SAY something whether the cursor is at SAY or focus has been moved from SAY to the screen (I click on the screen to move cursor away from SAY). I opened the HUD Layout dialog and pressed Default All to reset the original defaults and then pressed Save, but this had no noticeable effect. The default layout was not restored and the Keybind shortcuts still did not function. Can anyone tell me how to restore the original screen layout and functionality? Thanks.

Not sure it will help but try to create a new character, copy their Keybind and UI folders onto your existing character. They are located C:\Users\YourName\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV... You'll see several CHR folders, sort them by date. The last that got changes is the new character.

SakurazukaSeishirou, thank you for the suggestion. :) It sounded right and I was hopeful as I copied the UI file from the new character folder into the original character folder, but unfortunately the screen layout remains a jumbled mess for the original character. It seems for now the Primals are against me. :(