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updated with prefix and streamlined menu
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psoukie committed Apr 20, 2021
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3. Run the zipchord.exe

## Using ZipChord
Type normally using individual keystrokes and enter whole words by briefly pressing and releasing pre-defined chords (combinations of several keys). ZipChord will add (or remove) spaces as needed to separate words and punctuation, whether they were typed using individual strokes or chords.
Type normally using individual keystrokes and enter whole words by briefly pressing and releasing pre-defined chords (combinations of several keys). ZipChord will add (or remove) spaces as needed to separate words and punctuation, whether they were typed using individual strokes or chords.

To define a new chord, select the word you want to define, and press and hold Ctrl-C until a dialog box appears. Next, type the individual keys (without pressing Shift or any function keys) and press OK.

To open the menu, click the ZipChord icon in the Windows tray, or press and hold Ctrl-Shift-C. From the menu, you can pause the chord recognition, select a different dictionary file or open it for editing, and change the sensitivity of the chord recognition (the delay that triggers a chord).
To open the menu, click the ZipChord icon in the Windows tray, or press and hold Ctrl-Shift-C. From the menu, you can select a different dictionary file or open it for direct editing. You can also change the sensitivity of the chord recognition (the delay that triggers a chord) or temporarily disable the chord recognition.

## Chord Dictionary
ZipChord uses a separate text file with a dictionary of chords and the full words. ZipChord will remember the last used dictionary. (Note: When you run ZipChord for the first time or the dictionary isn't available, it will either open a chord*.txt file in its working folder or will create a new chord.txt.)
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## Special Characters
* **Space bar**: It is possible to use the space bar as part of the chord definition. Simply start the chord with a space.
* **Suffixes**: To define suffixes that can be entered using a chord and joined to the last word, start the word definition with ~. Example: `;g ~ing` (pressing ; and G together will add "ing" to the last word)
* **Prefixes**: For prefixes, place the ~ at the end of the prefix. This will ensure there will be no space after the chord.

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