Even without the oodles of extensions that make Visual Studio Code a power tool for every developer, Microsoft’s open source programming editor is loaded with nifty features by default. However, some of these useful features are not obvious, even to seasoned users. And with each new release of VS Code, more handy features get rolled in—often remaining below the waterline.
Here are 10 useful Visual Studio Code tips and shortcuts that you might not know about. Most will appeal to developers of all levels of VS Code expertise, from the newcomer to the seasoned veteran.
10 ways to boost your productivity in VS Code
Find any VS Code command
Use Ctrl-` to open and shut the VS Code terminal
Use speech-to-text in VS Code
Use multiple cursors in a VS Code document
Detach tabs into floating windows
Get word-based suggestions from multiple documents
See VS Code’s internal process list
Mark files as read-only
Use Profiles to manage workflows
Run VS Code as a portable application
Find any VS Code command
Want to find a command, any command, in VS Code? Press Ctrl-Shift-P and start typing. The command palette, as it’s called, gives you fast access to any registered command, including those provided by add-ons. Plus, if there’s a key binding associated with a given command, it’s displayed in the type-to-search drop-down list. This way, you can cut straight to the shortcut in the future.
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