Basic Tour of Xcode

The Main Areas Within Xcode

The following images highlight some of the more important areas and buttons of the Xcode interface.

Basic Xcode Layout

The Toolbar Area

Toolbar Layout

Toolbar Layout

Toolbar Layout

NOTE

If you do not see the toolbar area in Xcode, go to View-> Show Toolbar (⌥⌘T).

The Navigator Area

Navigator Area

The Inspector Area

Inspector Layout

The Library Area

Library Layout

Library Layout

The Jump Bar in The Editor Area

Inspector Layout

Customizing Xcode

Displaying line numbers

By default, Xcode does not display line numbers.

To turn on this functionality, go to Xcode-> Preferences, and open the Text Editing tab.

Xcode Preferences

Check the box for “Line numbers", and close the window.

Fonts and colours

In the Fonts & Colors tab in the Preferences, you can change the fonts and the colour scheme of the text editor.

Here are some videos to help acquaint yourself with Xcode before you continue:

iOS 11 Fundamentals - The Basics of Xcode Pluralsight

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Last Updated: 9/28/2020, 4:29:16 AM