Web User - UK (2019-12-27)

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TheCampfire^1 is a

simple chatforum,

while Automatic

Check-ins^2 remind youto

discusshow the project is

going. Asyou’dexpect from

an online service,Basec amp

also syncs with mobile

devices. Itsapps forAndroid

and iO Ssync instantly,

offerin gall the sametools as

the website, and aregreat for

ensuringyou’realways on top

of your projects,even when

you’reaway from your PC.

Workshop4

Get morepractical adviceatwww.facebook.com/webusermagazine 27 Dec 2019-7Jan 2020^57

Organise yournext big projectonline

P

lanningabigholidayor amajorcelebration canbe

frustratinglycomplicated, especially if you’retrying to

enlistthe help ofothers. You canmaketheprocessa

loteasier byusingBasecamptocoordinateeverything. This

powerfulcollaboration tool used tobe

expensivebut nowanewfree Personal

accountis available thatletsyou manage

up tothree projects and20 people.

Basecamp:basecamp.com | 20 mins | Any browser, iOS, Android

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Onceyou’vesigned upforBasecamp Personal, thetool

takes you toapagecalledYour Projects. Click the big

greenPlusbutton.Giveyourfirstproject aname^1 and

description,^2 thenclick ‘C reatethis project’.^3 This opens

the project’s main page.

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Befor eyou invit eanyone to join youinyour project,

add an ykey ev ents, such asthemain event itself,and

anyother meetings or deadlinesyouneed. Select

Schedule,then click the ‘Newevent’button^1 andfillint he

calendar entry.^2 Click ‘Pos tthis event’.

3

Youcan use Basecamp asaspacefor creating

documents or organisinganyexisting files. Click ‘Docs

&Files’, then th eNew button.^1 Youcan crea te a

nativ edocument,^2 upload afile from your PC^3 or add

afile fromacloud service.^4

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Addawelcome message tothe Message Board.^1 Here

youcan lea ve general messagesforyour collaborators.

Nowit’stimetog atheryour team, so click ‘Invitesome

people’,^2 then ‘Add people’. Fill inthecontact details and a

message,then af teraquickpreviewclick ‘Send now’.

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Onceyou’ve recruitedsomehelpe rs, youcan start

assigning tasks.ClickTo-dos, ‘New list’.Name your list,

then add itemsby entering adescriptionof each task.

(^1) Assign itto aperson, (^2) set adeadline (^3) and add notes. 4
Every page includesaspacetod iscus sthe project.^5
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