Basecamp is an online project management tool that allows users to manage multiple projects through to-do lists, file sharing, messaging, calendars, and time tracking. The summary walks through the basic steps to set up a Basecamp account, create a new project, add messages, to-do lists, events, and documents. It also covers how to invite collaborators, set permissions, and search within projects.

1. How to use Basecamp
A project management tool
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2. What is Basecamp?
It’s an online tool that makes
project management and
collaboration easy.
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3. It helps you manage multiple
projects at a time …
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4. with to-do lists file sharing chatting
messages calendars time tracking
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5. So, how to
get started?
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6. Go to your browser
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7. Type basecamp.com
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8. The Basecamp site!
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9. Type your name
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10. Type your company name
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11. Type your email
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12. Type password
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youremail@email.com

13. Click button to start free trial
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14. Congratulations!
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15. Click “skip it” to start right away
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16. OR fill up
basecamp’s
mini survey
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17. Welcome to your dashboard
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18. Let’s start make your project
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19. A project is the heart of basecamp
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20. It is a workspace where you collaborate with
your team and collect your discussions, to-
dos, documents and files all in one place
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21. Click “+”
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22. Type Name of Project
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23. Type Description
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24. Invite people for group projects!
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25. You can use their email
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26. Their names if they already have a
basecamp account
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27. Or a company name to add to the list
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28. Everyone you
invite will get an
email
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29. With a link to
your project
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Click here to give invitee
additional “powers”

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And select according to your wish

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Don’t forget to include
a welcome message for your team

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with a client
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You can invite him here

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Click to Start the Project

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Welcome to your project

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Now let’s add some details

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Click to add a message

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Type subject

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Type message

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Click to attach file from computer

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Select file or picture

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You now have attached a file

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You now have attached a file

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Click to share this post with others

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Click to Post Message

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You now have your first post

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Click to make a to-do list

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Give the list a title

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Click to save and
start adding to-dos

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Type list

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Assign task to team members

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Assign due date

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You can also attach file

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Click to add this to-do

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And you have now your
first to-do list

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Updates is shown
at the top of your post.

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Click to add Events

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Six weeks calendar
will be shown

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Click a date you want
to add the event

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Click title of event

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Click to add time

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Click to post

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You now have your event

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Click again to make changes

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Change period of event

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Click to set Repeats

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Click to Save changes

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Upcoming events will show here

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Click to add text document

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It allows you to create a document with
the team and collaborate

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Type title of document

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Type content

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Click to Save

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Click to Edit

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You can also discuss this document

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And invite others in the discussion

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Notice the change in the project page

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Click to add additional text document

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Click to add additional text document

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Click to create new document

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or Click here

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Let’s discuss now the MAIN MENU

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Click “Calendar”

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You’ll see the calendar summary

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It is synced to all of your projects
basecamp
tutorial
September Calendar Activity

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Click calendar date to add event

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This will be saved in General category

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You can also add a new calendar

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and color code

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Click “categories” to filter

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calendar events

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Only calendars related to projects can
be shared

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Click name of project

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Click settings

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Click for change in access

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And insert email of people
you want to invite

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Click “Everything”

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To see all about your projects

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Click to see all discussions

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all discussions

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Click to see all “to-dos”

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“to-dos”

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Click to see all files

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files

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Click to read all text documents

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text documents

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Click to see all deleted items

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Click to see all deleted items

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Click “Progress”

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Progress page

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Shows all work done that day

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Click “Everyone”

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To show everyone
you are working with

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From here you can also add your team

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Enter person’s email address

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Choose their access

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Choose their superpowers

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Send the invitation

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And you have a team member joined in

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Click to add a group/department
from your company

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Add name of group
and people in this group

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Click to Create the Group

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And now you have a Group

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Searching within your projects is easy

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Type in your keyword

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And it will list search

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Tipswhile working
with Basecamp

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1. Use that Star

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To make a sticky post of that project

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2. Change view layout

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Default Layout

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To see sticky post only

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To see projects in list view

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3. Use Templates

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For creating same project layout

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Click to make a new template

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Start building the template

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Differentiate the project editor
from the template editor

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Click to copy from an existing project

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Select from existing project

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Copy in progress

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Template is now ready!

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You can now edit the template

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And that’s the basics of
Basecamp

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Thanks for
learning with abbie

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