diff --git a/reference/docs-conceptual/components/vscode/How-To-Replicate-the-ISE-Experience-In-VSCode.md b/reference/docs-conceptual/components/vscode/How-To-Replicate-the-ISE-Experience-In-VSCode.md
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--- a/reference/docs-conceptual/components/vscode/How-To-Replicate-the-ISE-Experience-In-VSCode.md
+++ b/reference/docs-conceptual/components/vscode/How-To-Replicate-the-ISE-Experience-In-VSCode.md
@@ -14,6 +14,25 @@ for users of the ISE.
This document tries to list settings you can configure in VSCode
to make the user experience a bit more familiar compared to the ISE.
+## ISE Mode
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> This feature is available in the PowerShell Preview extension since version 2019.12.0
+> and in the PowerShell extension since version 2020.3.0.
+
+The easiest way to replicate the ISE experience in Visual Studio Code is by turning on "ISE Mode".
+To do this, open the command pallet (F1 OR Ctrl+Shift+P OR
+Cmd+Shift+P on macOS) and type in "ISE Mode".
+Select "PowerShell: Enable ISE Mode" from the list.
+
+This command will apply a lot of the settings found in this document automatically.
+The result looks like this:
+
+
+
+The rest of this article includes more detailed information on settings in ISE Mode and
+some additional settings.
+
## Key bindings
| Function | ISE Binding | VSCode Binding |
@@ -36,6 +55,9 @@ If you're looking to simplify the Visual Studio Code UI to look more closely to
"debug.openDebug": "neverOpen",
```
+> [!NOTE]
+> These settings are included in ["ISE Mode"](#ise-mode).
+
This will hide the "Activity Bar" and the "Debug Side Bar" sections below inside of the red box:

@@ -55,6 +77,9 @@ To enable more ISE-like tab completion, add this setting:
> [!NOTE]
> This setting was added directly to VSCode (rather than in the extension). Its behavior is determined by VSCode directly and cannot be changed by the extension.
+> [!NOTE]
+> This setting is included in ["ISE Mode"](#ise-mode).
+
## No focus on console when executing
To keep the focus in the editor when you execute with F8:
@@ -63,6 +88,9 @@ To keep the focus in the editor when you execute with F8:
"powershell.integratedConsole.focusConsoleOnExecute": false
```
+> [!NOTE]
+> This setting is included in ["ISE Mode"](#ise-mode).
+
The default is `true` for accessibility purposes.
## Don't start integrated console on startup
@@ -85,6 +113,9 @@ To make new/untitled files, register as PowerShell by default:
"files.defaultLanguage": "powershell",
```
+> [!NOTE]
+> This setting is included in ["ISE Mode"](#ise-mode).
+
## Color scheme
There are a number of ISE themes available for VSCode
@@ -100,6 +131,9 @@ You can set this theme in the settings with:
"workbench.colorTheme": "PowerShell ISE",
```
+> [!NOTE]
+> This setting is included in ["ISE Mode"](#ise-mode).
+
## PowerShell Command Explorer
Thanks to the work of [@corbob](https://github.com/corbob),
@@ -108,6 +142,9 @@ the PowerShell extension has the beginnings of its own command explorer.
In the [Command Palette],
enter `PowerShell Command Explorer` and press Enter.
+> [!NOTE]
+> This is shown automatically in ["ISE Mode"](#ise-mode).
+
## Open in the ISE
If you end up wanting to open a file in the ISE anyway,
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