Visual Studio Code

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Visual Studio Code is a code editor created by Microsoft and freely available.

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The following will be instructions on installing Visual Studio Code and additional extensions.

Download and install

Download Visual Studio Code from https://code.visualstudio.com and install the software.

Live Server extension

After opening Visual Studio Code, click on the Extensions icon. Left side of the window.

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Search for the extension Live Server.

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Click on Live Server and press "install".

Visual Studio Code Live Server Install.png

File explorer

Click on the Explorer icon to go back to the file explorer.

Visual Studio Code Explorer Icon.png

Press the "Open Folder" button.

Visual Studio Code Open Folder.png

Always create a new empty folder to start with.

Visual Studio Code Create Folder.png

First HTML file

Press the "new file" icon.

Visual Studio Code New File Icon.png

Type "index.html" and press enter.

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Type "!" exclamation mark and press "tab"

Visual Studio Code Exclamation Mark.png

Write "hello" in the <body> element

Visual Studio Code Write In Body.png

Start Server

Press "Go Live" in the right bottom corner. This should open your website 🥳.

Visual Studio Code Go Live.png

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