Markdown in Visual Studio

Visual studio code is a code editor and a developer tool, and it is a code build tool with various programming languages. It supports various operations, such as debugging and version control. Visual Studio or VS Code is open-source and available for various Operating Systems, such as Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Steps to download and install Visual Studio Code

The process of downloading visual studio is easy and quick.

To access the website, click on the link https://code.visualstudio.com/.

1. Click on the 'Download for Windows' button on the screen.

For any other OS, we can select the suitable OS to download the visual studio. Click on the drop-down arrow and select the appropriate version.

The downloading process will start. After downloading, open the file and finish the installing process by clicking on the Next button.

2. The visual studio code will appear. Open the new file by clicking on the File -> New File option, as shown below:

3. Select the language in which we want to write the code. Here, we will specify Markdown.

4. A new page will reopen. Write the code in Markdown and save the file.

For example,

The code on the visual studio will appear as:

# Code in Visual Studio

Here, we will write the Markdown code in visual studio. 

## What is Markdown?

Markdown is a simple and easy plaintext language. It uses simple commands as compared to other fancy text documents. It is similar to the Latex. It is used by scientists, writers, etc. to write **documents, research papers, websites, books,** and **presentations**. 

## Online editors

Markdown is also accessible through various online editors, such as **Dillinger**, and **Stack Edit**. It offers quick documentation without the need of any installation. It can be accessed anywhere through the internet. 

### Common Markdown Commands

The common Markdown commands are as follows:

- Bold
- Italics
- Text Highlight
- Blockquotes
- Images
- Links
- Lists
- Headers

All these commands have been discussed in this tutorial. The Markdown tutorial also includes some Markdown advance commands, such as task lists, footnotes, and definition lists.

5. Press the 'Ctrl + Shift + V' to preview the output. The output will appear on the different screen in front of the code. We can adjust the screen according to our requirements.

The preview for the above code is shown below: