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Using a calendar for scheduling

Using a calendar for scheduling - Basecamp Tutorial

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Using a calendar for scheduling

Say you need to schedule a resource that everyones shares, like a classroom. You can do that without special scheduling software just by creating a Standalone Calendar in Basecamp. To create a new calendar, go to the Calendar page. Up at the top of the Basecamp page, click on the Calendar link. Then, on the left side in the calendar list, click Add a calendar. Go ahead and type in the name for the calendar. In this case, we'll call it classroom. To choose the color for the events in the Calendar view, click a box with a color that you want. Initially, you're the only one who can see the calendar, so usually you want to invite other people to see it as well. A really quick way to add a lot of people is to use company names that you've set up in Basecamp. Start to type the company name, and when you see the matching entry, just click it an you can add those people. After you've invited people, click Add this calendar. And now you'll see that there's a second Standalone Calendar called…

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