Common Shortcuts

  • Start Editor Chat: ⌘I
  • Full Screen: ⌃⌘F
  • Zen Mode: ⌘K Z
  • Toggle Sidebar: ⌘B
  • Toggle Secondary Sidebar: ⌥⌘B
  • GitHub Copilot Chat: ⌃⌘I
  • Copilot Edit Suggestions: ⇧⌘I

Interface Guide

Top Menu Bar

  • Command Center: Quick access to all VS Code features
  • Navigation Controls: Move quickly between code
  • Layout Options
    • Full Screen Mode
    • Zen Mode
    • Centered Layout
  • Copilot Control Panel

Primary Sidebar (⌘B)

  • Search (⇧⌘F): Global file content search
  • File Explorer (⇧⌘E): Project file management
  • Source Control (⇧⌘G): Git version control
  • Run and Debug (⇧⌘D)
  • Extensions (⇧⌘X): Install useful plugins

Secondary Sidebar (⌥⌘B)

  • AI Assistant Chat (⌃⌘I)
  • Copilot Code Suggestions (⇧⌘I)
  • Feature Discovery

Bottom Panel

  • Terminal: Execute command line instructions
  • Problems
  • Output Monitor
  • Debug Console
  • Ports Manager
  • Comments Manager

Status Bar

  • Remote Host Status
  • Source Control Info
  • Editor Settings
    • Indentation Style
    • File Encoding
    • Line Ending
    • Programming Language
  • Copilot Status
  • Prettier Formatter

Useful Tips

  1. Use Command Center for quick command execution
  2. Leverage Copilot to boost development efficiency
  3. Focus on coding with Zen Mode
  4. Use Split Editor to edit multiple files simultaneously
  • GitHub Copilot: AI programming assistance
  • Prettier: Code formatting
  • Remote Explorer: Remote development
  • GitLens: Git visualization tool