Basecamp 3 Fundamentals

Learn how to sign up for base camp, set up teams and projects, customize tools, add a logo, and pin key projects to streamline collaboration.

Learn how to add and remove people on a Basecamp project, invite them from the home page, send invitations, and group by departments or business units for streamlined collaboration.

Update your base camp profile across accounts, including photo, name, and bio, plus time zone and login options. Configure notifications with custom delivery, hours, and a snooze option.

Learn how to create and manage teams in Basecamp, invite members, remove individuals, and start new teams like sales, operations, and marketing to collaborate on the home page.

Learn to create to-do lists in Basecamp, name lists, add to-dos with assignees and due dates, attach notes, and view lists in card or list formats.

Rename and edit to-dos and lists, rearrange in list or card view, move items between projects or teams, and restore or delete them within a 30-day window in base camp.

Learn to add and manage events in base camp's schedule, set dates and times, invite participants, add notes and bullets, and sync with calendar tools like Google Calendar.

Create the company HQ to host announcements, documents like employee handbooks and benefits packages, and campfire chats. Guided setup adds events, uploads employee handbooks, kickoff messages, and invites the company.

Learn to use basecamp campfire for team communication by posting comments, attaching files, mentioning teammates, and managing follows and notifications.

Use the message board to post the first message, share lessons learned, attach files or photos, and publish with notifications, then follow discussions through comments and drafts.

Modify discussions in base camp by editing, deleting, moving, and copying messages and other elements using the message board, comments, and trash and archive workflows. Post messages, add comments, edit and save changes, and restore or delete with trash, archive, and move content between projects like retail website and HQ.

Forward emails into a Basecamp project by enabling the email forwards tool, using the project-specific address, creating a contact for easy forwarding, and discussing or replying within the project.

Configure automatic check-ins in Basecamp to capture daily work, weekly plans, and personal notes, and use pings and mentions to quickly engage the team.

Learn how to upload and download files in Basecamp, manage docs and files, and add notes with optional notifications. Discover drag-and-drop uploads and linking Google Docs for streamlined project collaboration.

Master replacing a file with a new version in base camp, creating folders, and organizing files with drag and drop, while sharing via public links or targeted notifications.

Learn to track progress in base camp by using the latest activity timeline, my stuff, and assigned tasks, monitor notifications and pings, and search across projects for fast updates.

Bookmark popular base camp pages for quick access, pin and rename projects to control order, group by name with prefixes, and move or copy items between projects and to-do lists.

Rename the account as the owner, then log out and back in to apply changes; archive or delete projects and export data.

Learn how to manage people in your Basecamp account by adding and removing administrators, assigning access, and handling invitations, with tips for mobile and desktop workflows.

Learn to build a basecamp 3 template with message boards, to-dos, and docs and files, enable email forwards, set relative due dates, and deploy templates to projects like sales effort.