Practice and Techniques

Contents

1. Contents
2. Installing VS Code
3. VS Code Basics
   1. Adding Extensions
4. Extension Settings
   1. Running extensions
5. First Markdown Page

Installing VS Code

Download and install VS Code from

• VS CODE from this link

VS Code Basics

Adding Extensions

To add an extension:

• Open VS Code:

You will see this screen:

1. To add extensions we will:
   1. • Open Extensions in Activity bar
   2. • Search for extensions
   3. • Install relevant Extensions
   4. • Set any Preferences (Settings) for an extension

• Click on Extensions in the left hand menu. It is the 3 box’s, with a 4th one flying off the top right corner

Search for markdown:

Install these Extensions:

Extension Settings

• Click on the Gear symbol next to an extension to open the settings

Select Extention Settings:

Running extensions

Most extensions just run in the background. They extend the base functionality of VS Code

Some extensions add features that can be run using the command palette

This can be opened by:

1. Right Clicking on the page and selecting command palette
2. Typing Markdown and then clicking on the required featuire.
   1. This is usually Markdown PDF: Export PDF

Command Palette bar:

Once you have used a feature several times, it starts to appear in the Right Click menu.

Right Click menu:

First Markdown Page

Read about creating your first markdown page