Exercise – Explore the Visual Studio Code user interface

Visual Studio Code provides tools for developers who are just starting out, but is also extensible and advanced enough for professional developers.

In this exercise, you open Visual Studio Code and complete a quick tour of the user interface.

Open Visual Studio Code and examine the Welcome page

1. Use the Windows Start menu to open Visual Studio Code.If you open the Windows Start menu, you should see Visual Studio Code listed as a recently added application. You can also scroll down to find Visual Studio Code.Another option is to type Visual Studio Code in the Windows Search box on the launch tray at the bottom of the screen.
2. Notice that Visual Studio Code opens to a “Welcome” page that includes some links and other information.The first time that you open Visual Studio Code, the Welcome page displays some helpful walkthroughs, like the Get Started with VS Code content. You can examine this information at your leisure another time.
3. To close the Welcome page, select the Close button (shown as an X in the interface).Each page that’s open in the Editor includes a Close button (X) located to the right of page title. The Welcome page tab is shown in the upper-left portion of the Visual Studio Code window, below the Main Menu. If you hover the mouse pointer over the X, the word Close appears.

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