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To look for files in Visual Studio Code, you can follow these steps:

1. Open Visual Studio Code.
2. Press the “Ctrl+Shift+F” shortcut key combination or click the “Edit” menu and select “Find in Files.”
3. In the “Search” panel that appears, enter the name or keyword that you are searching for in the “Search” input field.
4. Select the folder or directory where you want to start the search, this is automatically set to your workspace root folder.
5. You can choose to exclude certain folders or files from the search by clicking the “…” button next to the “Files to Include” field.
6. Click the “Enter” button or the magnifying glass icon to initiate the search.
7. Results will be displayed in the “Search” panel, showing a list of files that match your search criteria.
8. Click on the file from the list of search results to open it.

You can also use the search bar located in the Activity Bar to search for files in your project.