# Essential Keyboard Shortcuts

There are a lot of keyboard shortcuts in VS Code. You don't need to know them all. You do need to know a few key ones before you can get started with the workshop.

On Mac, the Command, or **Cmd** key is used as the primary control key. On Windows, the Control, or **Ctrl** key is the primary control key. I will represent these as Mac/Windows respectively; **Cmd/Ctrl**

| Action                     | Keyboard Shortcut    |
| -------------------------- | -------------------- |
| Toggle Sidebar             | Cmd/Ctrl + B         |
| Open Command Palette       | Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P |
| Open File Switcher         | Cmd/Ctrl + P         |
| Toggle Integrated Terminal | Cmd/Ctrl + \`        |
| Open Settings              | Cmd/Ctrl + ,         |


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