Sams Teach Yourself Basecamp in 10 Minutes

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Patrice-Anne Rutledge is a business technology expert and author of 30 books who has been featured on MSN, AOL, CNN, Inc., CareerBuilder, Fox News, and other media outlets around the world. She specializes in teaching others to maximize the power of new technologies such as social media and online collaboration to manage and grow their businesses. Patrice has extensive project management experience, managing large, global projects for leading Silicon Valley technology firms. She can be reached through her website at www.patricerutledge.com

Klappentext

Basecamp is a popular online project management tool with more than 3,000,000 users. Its customers include leading companies such as USA Today, National Geographic, the World Bank, Continental Airlines, and Kellogg's, as well as thousands of smaller businesses. Recent industry analyst reports by Forrester and IDC predict that online collaboration tools and software as a service (SaaS) applications are in a growth phase projected to continue through 2009 and beyond. Sams Teach Yourself Basecamp in 10 Minutes offers straightforward, practical answers for fast results. By working through the 10-minute lessons, you learn everything you need to know to quickly and easily master Basecamp. Step-by-step instructions walk you through the most common questions, issues, and tasks... "Did You Know?" tips offer insider advice and shortcuts... "Watch Out!" alerts help you avoid problems. Sams Teach Yourself Basecamp in 10 Minutes will provide beginner and experienced users with fast at a glance tips pointing out helpful shortcuts and solutions, cautions to help avoid common Sams Teach Yourself Basecamp in 10 Minutes pitfalls, and is written in a clear easy to understand format.

Zusammenfassung
By working through 10-minute lessons, readers will learn everything they need to know to quickly and easily get up to speed with Basecamp.

Inhalt

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

Subscribing to an iCalendar Feed 98

Troubleshooting Problems with iCalendar 106

Summary 106

8 Posting and Commenting on Messages 107

Posting a Message 107

Leaving Message Comments 112

Formatting Message and Comment Text 113

Sending a Comment by Email 115

Viewing Messages and Comments 116

Editing Messages and Comments 119

Deleting Messages and Comments 121

Summary 122

9 Sharing Files 123

Uploading Files 123

Viewing Project Files 127

Editing File Details 130

Uploading New File Versions 131

Deleting Files 132

Summary 132

10 Tracking and Managing Time 133

Understanding Time Tracking in Basecamp 133

Entering Time Associated with a To-Do List Item 135

Entering Time on the Time Page 137

Viewing Time Entries 139

Editing Time Entries 140

Deleting Time Entries 141

Creating a Time Report 141

Exporting Time Entries 143

Summary 145

11 Collaborating with Writeboards 147

Getting Started with Basecamp Writeboards 147

Creating a Writeboard 147

Editing a Writeboard 151

Formatting Writeboard Text 154

Making Writeboard Comments 158

Viewing and Comparing Writeboard Versions 159

Exporting a Writeboard 162

Deleting a Writeboard 163

Summary 163

12 Working with Chat Functionality 165

Understanding Basecamp's Chat Functionality 165

Understanding Campfire Account Types 166

Signing Up for a Campfire Account 167

Configuring Basecamp to Work with Campfire 170

Participating in Group Chats 171

Providing Guest Access to Your Chat Room 179

Summary 180

13 Viewing Project Activity on the Dashboard 181

Viewing the Dashboard as a Project Owner or Administrator 181

Viewing the Dashboard as a Basecamp User 187

Summary 188

14 Working with RSS Feeds 189

Understanding RSS Feeds 189

Selecting a Feed Reader 190

Subscribing to Your Global RSS Feed 190

Subscribing to a Project's RSS Feed 192

Viewing Your Feed 193

Summary 194

15 Managing Your Account 195

Understanding Account Management Options 195

Changing Your Basecamp …