You can also open the Settings editor from the Command Palette ( ⇧⌘P (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Shift+P)) with Preferences: Open Settings or use the keyboard shortcut ( ⌘, (Windows, Linux Ctrl+,)). To open the Settings editor, navigate to File > Preferences > Settings. To modify user settings, you'll use the Settings editor to review and change VS Code settings. Later we'll cover Workspace settings, which will be specific to the project you're working on.

In this article, we'll first describe user settings as these are your personal settings for customizing VS Code.

Workspace Settings - Settings stored inside your workspace and only apply when the workspace is opened.

User Settings - Settings that apply globally to any instance of VS Code you open.

When you open a workspace, you will see at least the following two scopes: VS Code provides several different scopes for settings.

Nearly every part of VS Code's editor, user interface, and functional behavior has options you can modify. You can configure Visual Studio Code to your liking through its various settings. Configure IntelliSense for cross-compiling.

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