get started with vscode

Getting started with VS Code

VS Code is a powerful text editor, hidden behind a simple interface.

VS Code supports various keyboard shortcuts, the most important for us are:

Shortcut	Action
cmd+N	create a new file
cmd+S	save the current file
cmd+O	open a file
cmd+P	use quickpick to open a file
cmd+shift+P	invoke a command (see below)

For more information, see the VS Code keyboard cheat sheets, where you can also see how to customize your keybindings.

Commands

Commands make VS Code extremely powerful.

To invoke a command, press cmd+shift+P and select the command you want to execute. For example, to see the Foam graph:

• press cmd+shift+P
• start typing show graph
• select the Foam: Show Graph command

And watch the magic unfold.

For more information on commands, see commands on the VS Code site.

If you want to learn more about VS Code, check out their website.

Panels

You can see a few panels on the left, including:

• Outline: this panel shows you the structure of the file based on the headings
• Tag Explorer: This shows you the tags in your workspace, see tags for more information on tags

Settings

To view or change the settings in VS Code, press cmd+, on Mac and ctrl+, on Windows/Linux.