TopolearnEvery feature is reachable from the palette, so you never need to memorise menus.
The Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P, or F1) lists every command VS Code and your extensions provide. Type a few letters, such as "sort lines", "toggle word wrap" or "reload window", and press Enter. The palette shows each command's keyboard shortcut, so it doubles as a way to learn shortcuts.
Quick Open (Ctrl+P) fuzzy-finds files in the workspace: usrctl finds UserController.ts. Its input supports prefixes:
>turns it into the Command Palette.@lists symbols (functions, classes) in the current file;@:groups them by kind.#searches symbols across the workspace.:goes to a line number (:120), same asCtrl+G.?shows all available prefixes.
Press Ctrl+P repeatedly to cycle through recently opened files.
The full shortcut list is under File > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts (Ctrl+K Ctrl+S), where you can search by command name or by pressing the keys themselves. If you come from another editor, "keymap" extensions (Vim, Sublime, IntelliJ...) remap shortcuts to what your fingers know.
Example
# Ctrl+Shift+P then type:
# >Sort Lines Ascending
# >Developer: Reload Window
# >View: Toggle Word Wrap
# Ctrl+P then type:
# usrctl fuzzy file match -> UserController.ts
# @render jump to symbol 'render' in this file
# #parseConfig symbol anywhere in the workspace
# :120 go to line 120
# Ctrl+K Ctrl+S open Keyboard Shortcuts editorRemember
- Ctrl+Shift+P runs any command; it shows their shortcuts
- Ctrl+P opens files; @ symbols, # workspace symbols, : line
- Ctrl+K Ctrl+S searches and edits keyboard shortcuts