Sams Teach Yourself Basecamp in 10 Minutes, Rough Cuts

Description

This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.

Sams Teach Yourself Basecamp in 10 Minutes offers straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn everything you need to know to quickly and easily get up to speed with Basecamp.

10 minutes is all you need to learn how to…

•   Choose the right subscription plan for your needs
•   Get started fast with collaborative project management
•   Customize your Basecamp workspace
•   Efficiently manage people, companies, and permissions
•   Define, populate, search, and manage projects
•   Enter and track milestones, “To Do” lists, and scheduling information
•   Use iCalendar and integrate with your company’s other calendar tools
•   Post messages and share files
•   Collaborate with Basecamp’s Writeboard, Chat, and RSS tools
•   Quickly view project activity on the Dashboard
•   Simplify access with 37signals ID and Launchpad
•   Extend Basecamp with reporting, charting, billing, and accounting
•   Integrate Basecamp with the iPhone and other smartphones

Sample Content

Table of Contents

Introduction    1

1    Getting Started with Basecamp    5

Introducing Online, Collaborative Project Management    5

Understanding Basecamp Account Plans    7

Signing Up for a Basecamp Account    9

Summary    13

2    Customizing Your Basecamp Workspace    15

Adding a Logo    15

Specifying Color Schemes    18

Defining Default Settings    20

Summary    24

3    Managing People, Companies, and Permissions    25

Setting Up People and Companies in Basecamp    25

Understanding Account Owner and Administrator Roles    26

Managing People in Basecamp    27

Managing Companies in Basecamp    33

Assigning Account Administrators    38

Summary    38

4    Working with Projects    39

Defining Projects    39

Creating a Project    40

Assigning People and Permissions to Projects    44

Managing Project Settings    49

Searching Project Data    53

Creating Subprojects    54

Summary    54

5    Entering and Tracking Milestones    55

Setting Realistic Milestones    55

Understanding Milestone Permissions    57

Adding Milestones    57

Adding Multiple Milestones    60

Editing Milestones    61

Commenting on Milestones    63

Completing Milestones    66

Viewing Milestones    67

Deleting Milestones    71

Summary    72

6    Entering and Tracking To-Dos    73

Understanding To-Do Lists    73

Understanding To-Do List Permissions    75

Creating To-Do List Templates    76

Creating To-Do Lists    80

Editing To-Do Lists    84

Commenting on To-Do Items    85

Completing To-Do Items    88

Reordering To-Do Lists    89

Viewing To-Do Lists    90

Deleting To-Do Lists    95

Summary    96

7    Working with iCalendar    97

Understanding iCalendar    97

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