Final answer:
To get multiple cursors in VS Code, you can hold Alt and click for each cursor, use Ctrl+Shift+L (Cmd+Shift+L on macOS) to select occurrences, and Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down (Cmd+Option+Up/Down on macOS) for lines directly above or below. The command palette also offers additional cursor options.
Step-by-step explanation:
To use multiple cursors in Visual Studio Code (VS Code), you can take advantage of several shortcuts and commands. The most common method is to hold Alt and click at each point where you want a cursor. You can also place a cursor at all occurrences of a given selection by using the shortcut Ctrl+Shift+L (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+L (macOS) after selecting the text you want to find throughout your document.
For adding cursors to multiple lines directly above or below the current line, you can press Ctrl+Alt+Up or Ctrl+Alt+Down (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Option+Up or Cmd+Option+Down (macOS). This will add another cursor to the line directly above or below the current line, respectively, allowing you to edit multiple lines at the same time.
For more precise control over where you place the cursors, you can use the command palette by pressing Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+P (macOS) and typing 'Add Cursor' to find various cursor addition options.