VS Code rocks!
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Let VS Code help you
Remember, use VS Code the way it is intended, and it will do a lot of work for you. Check out how quickly this dude makes a page"https://youtu.be/yox4w7RS3W0?si=D4jPyaVEwIum-9ze&t=60", without typing much.
Let VS Code type for you. For example, if I wanted this code...
- <p>Burt is the best dog</p>
... I could type <, then p, then > then the content, then <, then /, then p, then >.
I could, but I wouldn't. I wouldn't type < to start. Don't do that. I'd type p instead. VS Code would show me a dropdown list of tags starting with p.
Type the first letter of the tag, not <.
VS Code will also indent for you. Put the cursor at the end of a line with a >, press Enter, and it should indent the next line correctly.
Use Tab to indent, Shift+Tab to outdent. You can select many lines at once, then press Tab to indent them all.
Exercise
Fun with VS Code
Make a folder on your PC, called doggo-magic. Inside it, make an HTML file called zeb-the-magic-doggo.html.
Take a screen shot of VS Code with the file in the folder. Something like this, but with the folder and file names just given:
Upload your screen shot.
VS Code has lots of other goodies. Search the internet for tutorials. Try things out. You'll be glad you did.
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