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Colors & Logos

Customize your colors and upload your logo to make your Basecamp account yours.

Colors and logo

The Dashboard

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Your Dashboard shows you all your clients and projects on one screen.

Dashboard

1) Late items appear at the top in red 2) Your logo goes here 3) Anything due in the next 14 days shows up here 4) Your project list 5) Latest activity across your projects.

To-do Lists

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Make lists, add items, assign responsibility, check 'em off when you're done.

To-do lists

1) Add as many to-dos as you want 2) Completed to-dos are moved to the bottom
3)Private lists for your eyes only (flip between private and open anytime).

File sharing

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Upload files, categorize, sort, track versions, share deliverables.

Files

1) Files are listed with icons, names, and descriptions 2) Sort by date/time or from A-Z
3) Group related files by category.

Message boards

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Keep your communication centralized. No more shooting emails back and forth.

Message boards

1) Messages appear in reverse chronological order 2) Attach files and images to message just like you can with email 3) Your logo here 4) Categorize messages (create as many categories as you'd like).

Milestones

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Keep track of what's due, when it's due, and who's responsible.

Milestones

1) Late items appear in red at the top 2) Subscribe to your milestones in iCalendar format 3) Milestones are color coded for late, upcoming, and complete 4) Related to-do lists appear below a milestone.

Time tracking

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Keep track of the hours spent on a task or a complete project (Plus or higher accounts only).

Time tracking Time tracking 2

1) Quickly create reports 2) Add time entries 3) See a log of all hours entered on a project
4) Track time against to-do list items.

Project Overview

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The bird's-eye view of a project. What's late, upcoming, and fresh.

Project overview

1) Late items appear in red at the top 2) Anything due in the next 14 days shows up in this mini calendar 3) A log of things that have recently happened in the project 4) The RSS feed for the project 5) Who's logged in and when.

Comments on Messages

Communicate back and forth on a given message. Like email but simpler and centralized.

Message comments

1) Email notifications when new messages are posted 2) Contact info for who's participating in the thread 3) Photos quickly identify who's talking 4) Leave comments by just typing in the box (or via email)

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