

You might want to hide the Activity Bar to give the editor a little more room and if you prefer to open views via the View menu or Command Palette. The Activity Bar is the wide border on the left with various icons for different views such as the File Explorer, Search, Source Control, and Extensions. Changing a settingĪs an example, let's hide the Activity Bar from VS Code.
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Note: VS Code extensions can also add their own custom settings and they will be visible under an Extensions section. It has a Commonly Used group at the top, which shows popular customizations.īelow the Source Control Management (SCM) settings are focused by selecting SCM in the tree view. Settings are represented in groups so that you can navigate them easily. Edit the text or select the option you want to change to the desired settings. ⇧F9 (Windows, Linux Shift+F9)) opens a context menu with options to reset the setting to its default value as well as copy the setting ID or JSON name-value pair.Įach setting can be edited by either a checkbox, an input or by a dropdown. Modified settings are indicated with a blue line similar to modified lines in the editor. In the example below, the Side Bar location and file icon theme have been changed.Ĭhanges to settings are reloaded by VS Code as you change them.

This makes finding settings quick and easy.

When you search using the Search bar, it will not only show and highlight the settings matching your criteria, but also filter out those which are not matching. When you open the Settings editor, you can search and discover the settings you are looking for. You can also open the Settings editor from the Command Palette ( ⇧⌘P (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Shift+P)) with Preferences: Open Settings or use the keyboard shortcut ( ⌘, (Windows, Linux Ctrl+,)).
