Shortcuts

Command Palette

Use the Command Palette to search for and run VS Code commands by name. Type part of a command name to narrow the list.

On Windows, press Ctrl+Shift+P to open the Command Palette.

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Basic shortcuts

• Alt+Click

  On Windows, hold Alt and click a position in the editor to add a cursor there. Use multiple cursors to edit several positions at once.

• Ctrl+/

  Toggle line comments for the current line or selected lines.

• Ctrl+Alt+M

  Toggles LaTeX Workshop’s Math Preview Panel in the default keymap. It shows a live preview of supported equations in a separate panel.

• Ctrl+Alt+B

  Runs LaTeX Workshop’s Build LaTeX project command in the default keymap. Ctrl+S saves the file; whether saving triggers an automatic build depends on the latex-workshop.latex.autoBuild.run setting.

• Ctrl+Shift+`

  Opens a new integrated terminal in VS Code on Windows.

• Ctrl+R

  Shows recently opened folders, workspaces, and files. Select an item to reopen it.

• Ctrl+Shift+N

  Opens a new VS Code window on Windows.

Snippets

With LaTeX Workshop’s default settings, typing an @ prefix shows matching snippets in the completion list. Press Tab when the desired suggestion is selected to insert it.

• @a

  \alpha

• @D

  \Delta

• @S

  \Sigma

• @6

  \partial

• @(

  \left( $1 \right)

• @{

  \left\{ $1 \right\}

• @[

  \left[ $1 \right]

For snippets with tabstops, the cursor starts at $1 after insertion. Enter the content, then press Tab to move to $2 and later tabstops.

• @/ → When the fraction suggestion is selected, press Tab → Type numerator → Tab → Type denominator

  \frac{$1}{$2}

• @I → When the integral suggestion is selected, press Tab → Type lower bound → Tab → Type upper bound

  \int_{$1}^{$2}