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Visual Studio Code basic options

Click Help on the navigation bar and select Interactive Playground. This option allows you to try out VS Code’s features.

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Here are some basic commands:

Use this shortcut:
Windows: Shift+Ctrl+p / Mac: Cmd+p, enter > - to open a search bar and Access all available commands based on your current context.

Here are some exemplary ones:

  • Preview: Open Preview to the Side
  • Whitespace: View > Render Whitespace
  • Navigate: Outline / Windows: Shift+Ctrl+p / Mac: Cmd+p, enter > @ / breadcrumbs
  • Suggestions: Ctrl+Space
  • Format suggestions: Windows: Shift+Ctrl+p / Mac: Cmd+p, enter > * Preferences: Configure Language Specific Settings > Markdown > “editor.suggest.showWords”: set to false
  • Table of contents: Windows: Shift+Ctrl+p / Mac: Cmd+p, enter > Create Table of Contents
  • Document formatting: Windows: Shift+Ctrl+p / Mac: Cmd+p, enter > Format Document

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This documentation is part of the reference materials for the Technical Communication course at Vistula University (Warsaw).