Learning outcomes
- Explain how to use zoom, keyboard navigation and accessibility settings.
- Complete the guided activity safely.
- Check that you can make the editor easier to use.
Setup and Interface
Accessibility in VS Code
Learn to use zoom, keyboard navigation and accessibility settings and make the editor easier to use in this beginner-friendly Visual Studio Code lesson.
Before you begin
Use a non-sensitive practice folder, inspect unfamiliar code before trusting it, and never place passwords, tokens or private information in project files.
Step-by-step instructions
- Open the intended practice workspace in Visual Studio Code and confirm its folder name and Workspace Trust state.
- Complete a keyboard-only interface tour.
- Save the relevant files and review the Problems panel, terminal, Source Control view or browser preview as appropriate.
- Check filenames, relative paths, console messages, keyboard use, mobile layout and privacy before continuing.
- Confirm that you can make the editor easier to use, then create a clear commit, backup or saved checkpoint.
Ian's practical tip: Work in one named project folder, preview after small changes, read the actual error message and keep a recoverable version before broad edits.
Practical activity
Complete a keyboard-only interface tour. The expected result is to make the editor easier to use.