Expand your coding efficiency with our Visual Studio Code tutorial covering topics like multiple cursors and selections, and detailed instructions for Mac and Windows users.
This exercise is excerpted from Noble Desktop’s front-end web development (Visual Studio Code) training materials and is compatible with updates through 2022. To continue learning web development with hands-on training, check out our coding bootcamps in NYC and live online.
Multiple Cursors & Selections
- Place multiple cursors: Option–Click (Mac) or ALT–Click (Windows)
- Multiple selections (discontinuous): Hold Option (Mac) or ALT (Windows) while dragging.
- To make a single discontinuous selection area across multiple lines: Hold Option–Shift (Mac) or ALT–Shift (Windows) while dragging.
- Create a multi-line cursor: Hold Cmd–Option (Mac) or CTRL–ALT (Windows) and then hit the Up or Down Arrow keys.
- If you have multiple selections or cursors, you can make edits: delete, type, paste, etc. Press Escape (esc) to return to one cursor.
