p
appeared when you released your ring finger.) Now
use your middle finger to press and release the right-
hand key in the second row. (Note that it is next to the
red label I.) You just typed a lowercase
i
(LR00).
Again, keeping the red-dotted key down, release your
middle finger from the second row and reach with your
little finger for the middle key in the bottom row (labeled
with the red N) to form the chord for lowercase
n
(L00M).
Finally, release both top and bottom keys. This
technique will help you type faster by avoiding unneces-
sary finger movements. You can use this with many
combinations of letters: st, ry, in, lo... Can you find
some others?
Another Speed Tip
The Twiddler2 offers you another typing short-
cut. You can use factory-preset chords to type some of
the commonest English words or letter sequences:
the, of, to, ed, and, in, ion, and ing
. The key nota-
tion for these chords can be found in the
Key
Assignment Tables
.
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key is part of the
i
chord LR00.
Here is a second example. Press the top row key
under the green dot together with the key in the third
row just to the left of the green exclamation point !.
When you release both keys you have typed an excla-
mation point ! (R0L0).
Remember that, after you have pressed all the keys in
a chord, you may release them together or in any order.
You will find a complete list of factory-preset letters,
characters, symbols, and commands in the
Key
Assignment Tables
near the end of this guide.
Speed Tip
Here is a tip to speed up the way you type a
series of letters which have chord labels of the same
color: Keep holding down the top row key with your
index finger while your other fingers form chord after
chord with keys on the lower rows. Try this example.
Type the word
pin
.
First press the chord for lowercase
p
(L0L0)--a
red-labeled chord. Then lift your ring finger from the
third row while continuing to hold down the red-dotted
key in the top row with your index finger. (Notice that a
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