CTRL+SHIFT+UP/DOWN select multiline for editing. CMD+ALT+UP/DOWN select multiline for editing. Lastly management of the file being edited: There are also problem management shortcuts, allowing us to quickly see which line of code is causing a problem: CTRL+ALT+- go back to previous cursor, useful when using F12. CMD+F12 for language like C#, go to abstraction implementation, if multiple one available show in peek. SHFT+F12 show all references, on types would be references within the project, on variable will be references within the scope where the variable is available. CTRL+SHIFT+- go forward cursor, same useful when using CTRL+. CTR+- go back to previous cursor, useful when using F12. Then some shortcuts to work with Codelens, looking at definition, or implementation (in OOP languages): ALT+ARROW change terminal focus (depending on terminal panel orientation). To close the terminal, type exit (if you are using bash). CMD+ALT+ARROW change terminal focus (depending on terminal panel orientation). CTRL+1/2/3/n open a separate editor group or focus editor group if existing. CTRL+P > CTRL+ENTER go to file > open in separate editor group. CMD+SHIFT+E focus on file explorer on side bar, useful after doing a global search CMD+SHIFT+F and we want to focus back onto explorer. CTRL+1/2/3/n select file within the editors group. CMD+1/2/3/n open a separate editor group or focus editor group if eexistinge. CMD+P > CMD+\ go to file > open in separate editor group. Starting first with the shortcut to quickly access files, split screens or managing editor groups: In today’s post I’ll go through those keyboard shortcuts. Over the years of using it, I realised that there are a couple of shortcuts that I keep using in repetition and that I found missing when using other IDE. It’s quick to open files, quick to load projects, it has a clean and minimal interface and has a strong community. Visual Studio Code has always been at the top of my favorite editor to use as it is very lightweight, responsive and fast. I have been using Visual Studio Code for many years, starting from frontend development with Angular and React, then moving to work on Python and lately working on C# projects. Jul 2nd, 2021 - written by Kimserey with.