Hello,
Sorry for the delayed response. There are a few options. One to open vscode in the context of that spot in the terminal you can do code . The other is by opening vscode and manually navigating to the directory.
For starting the new project, I recommend instead cloning your project from gitlab. So this means yes Start New Project then clone_from_gitlab. Then you will use the repository provided to you which you can access from your dashboard.
If you need further assistance feel free to make a ticket here: https://q2developer.com/support/create?ticketType=General
-Trey