The command palette

Find any file or command by name, without digging through menus.

Other ways

Command Palette

Menu
View → Command Palette...
Shortcut
Ctrl+Shift+P
Command palette
Command Palette...

Go to File

Menu
View → Go to File...
Shortcut
Ctrl+R
Command palette
Go to File...
Activity bar
Go To → Go to File...

Commands

Activity bar
Commands

Tips

  • With no prefix it finds files; with >, commands
  • @ finds tasks, : jumps to a line and ? searches Help

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