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Markdown Quick Shortcuts

Markdown Quick Shortcuts

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A collection of quick shortcuts for Markdown editing in VS Code
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Markdown Quick Shortcut Extension for Visual Studio Code

This extension provides convenient keyboard shortcuts for common Markdown formatting tasks in Visual Studio Code. It's designed to improve your Markdown editing workflow by allowing you to quickly format text with simple keyboard commands.

Features

With this extension, you can easily apply Markdown formatting to text in Visual Studio Code using the following shortcuts:

  • Bold (Cmd+B on macOS, Ctrl+B on Windows): Make your text bold.
  • Italics (Cmd+I on macOS, Ctrl+I on Windows): Italicize your text.
  • Underline (Cmd+U on macOS, Ctrl+U on Windows): Underline your text.
  • Inline Code (`Control+`` on macOS and Windows): Format text as inline code.
  • Strikethrough (Control+Shift+`` on macOS, Ctrl+Shift+`` on Windows): Strike through your text.
  • Hyperlink (Cmd+K on macOS, Ctrl+K on Windows): Insert a hyperlink.
  • Image (Control+Cmd+I on macOS, Ctrl+Alt+I on Windows): Insert an image link.
  • Inline Math Formula (Control+M on macOS and Windows): Insert an inline math formula.
  • Make into an unordered list (Cmd+- on macOS, Ctrl+- on Windows): Convert the selected paragraph into an unordered list.
  • Make into an sorted list (Cmd+= on macOS, Ctrl+= on Windows): Convert the selected paragraph into an sorted list.

Installation

  1. Open Visual Studio Code.
  2. Press Cmd+P on macOS or Ctrl+P on Windows to open the Quick Open dialog.
  3. Type ext install markdown-quick-shortcuts and press Enter.

Usage

Simply select the text you want to format and press the corresponding keyboard shortcut. The selected text will be immediately formatted. If no text is selected, the formatting syntax will be inserted, and you can start typing your formatted text.

Contributing

If you have any suggestions or encounter any issues, please feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request on our GitHub repository.

License

This extension is released under the MIT License.


Enjoy using Markdown Shortcut Extension!

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