Use a custom theme for Arduino IDE 2 [HC-1270]

content/Software Support/IDE Settings/Use-a-custom-theme-for-Arduino-IDE-2.md

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+---
+title: "Use a custom theme for Arduino IDE 2"
+---
+
+## Obtaining themes
+
+1. Go to [Visual Studio Market Place](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/search?target=VSCode&category=Themes&sortBy=Installs) and find a Theme of your liking.
+
+1. Under the heading *Resources*, Click **Download Extension**
+
+    > [!NOTE]
+    > Don't click the big *Install* button. The theme will just open in Visual Studio Code. We need the actual file of the theme
+
+## Installation
+
+1. If open, close Arduino IDE
+
+1. Create a folder named `plugins` under the folder called `.arduinoIDE`.
+
+    Windows: `C:\Users\<username>\.arduinoIDE\plugins`
+
+    Linux: `~/.arduinoIDE/`
+
+    macOS: `~/.arduinoIDE/`
+
+    > [!NOTE]
+    > The `.arduinoIDE` folder is hidden by default. You can make it visible by pressing the `Command` + `Shift` + `.` keyboard shortcut.
+
+1. Copy the downloaded file to the plugins folder you created.
+
+1. Select File > Preferences from the Arduino IDE menus
+
+1. Under theme, Select your new theme
+
+    ![custom theme](img/custom-theme.png)
+
+1. Save the changed by clicking `OK`