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Read Qt documentation

To open Qt or Qt for Python documentation (depending on the type of the file open in the editor), go to Command Palette and select Qt: Documentation: Open homepage.

The documentation opens in Simple Browser in Visual Studio Code. To open it in another browser, select Open Online Documentation in External Browser in Qt settings.

Find documentation

To find documentation for the word you select in the editor, such as a class or function name:

  1. Select a word in the editor.
  2. Go to Command Palette, and select Qt: Documentation: Search for the current word.

{Qt documentation opened in Simple Browser}

Qt documentation opened in Simple Browser.

To find any text in the documentation:

  1. Go to Command Palette, and select Qt: Documentation: Search.
  2. Type a search string and press Enter.

See also Qt settings.

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