Using Basecamp
Work happens in projects, and each project holds the tools you choose. Anything you need to know about setting up a project is here.
Setting up
New to Basecamp projects? Start here.
The project tools
Choose what to use in your projects.
Working in your tools
Actions that apply across every tool.
- Formatting text in Basecamp
Rich formatting in the editor.
- Drafts & Scheduled Posts
Save something in progress, or post it at a set time.
- Boosts
Acknowledge something without adding a reply. 👍
- References and Links
Connect related work across your account.
- Moving & Copying
Shift any item across your projects.
- Archiving, Trash, and Restoring
- Sharing items with Public Links
Share with people who aren't in the project.
- Printing
Print any page from your browser.
Finding your way around
Getting to what matters, and keeping it in view.
- Searching
Jump straight to a person, project, or item.
- My Bar
Quick access to your own work from anywhere.
- Notifications Sidebar
Conversations and notifications in one place.
- Notification settings
Control what reaches you, where and when.
- Bookmarks
Save an item to come back to later.
- Bubble Up
Bring an item back to the top, now or at a set time.
- See Everything in your Projects
Content from all your projects in one place.
- Keyboard Shortcuts
Jump to your most-used views without the mouse.
- Where did that go in Basecamp 5?
What moved since Basecamp 4.
Tracking progress
Where the work stands, within a project and across them.
- Reports
A high-level view of work across your projects.
- Lineup
Every project on one timeline.
- Timesheets
Log and review hours across projects.
- Hill Charts
Visually track to-do lists, and see what's still being figured out.
- Showing progress with The Needle
Project progress at a glance.