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From your profile, click the link that says Change your login info here. On the next page, click Set up 2FA and follow the on-screen prompts. Be sure to save your recovery codes somewhere safe! You'll need those codes to access the account if you ever lose the ability to log in with your authenticator app.

Follow the steps after you click that button, and you should be up and running with 2FA in no time. Connect your Google account for quicker sign-ins and enhanced security through multi-factor authentication.

First, log in as usual. Once you're in, click on your profile picture in the top-right corner. In the menu, click My Profile :. Next, click the Change your login info here link below your personal info:. In the pop-up window that appears, pick the Google account you want to use to sign in to Basecamp and you're all set. The next time you log in to Basecamp, just click Use my Google account!

Want to stop using Google to log in? Head back to your avatar, click on My Profile , and then on the link at the bottom to Change your login info here. On the next page, choose the option to "Switch to email. Never created a password for Basecamp, but you want one? No problem! You can create a password by sending yourself a password reset email. Once you create a password, you'll be asked for it when logging in. Jump ahead to: Trouble Logging In? We couldn't find that one. Want to try another?

Check for typos. Double-check to make sure that every - or. Try another email address. If you have more than one, it's possible you use another email address for Basecamp and forgot! Once you login, you can always update your login to the email address you prefer to use going forward.

Accept your invitation. If you don't remember setting up a login for Basecamp, you may still need to accept your invitation to join a Basecamp account. Reach out directly to someone already on the account and ask them to resend it!

First time using Basecamp? Sign up for a new account instead. To join someone else's account, ask them send you an invitation. Reset your password.

Send yourself a password reset email. The link is just below the login button! Be sure to check your Spam folder if you don't receive that email after a few minutes. Another browser. Here's how! Searching for a specific file? Try this! Are your files saved in another program? You can link to those files in your Basecamp projects and teams! There's a really handy "Other" category that allows anyone to link to anything hosted elsewhere.

Click on the green New Add a title, and paste the link to your file. Add a note for more detail, and click on the post button. To view a linked cloud file, click the View on This will open a browser tab taking you directly to the document, file, or page that's linked.

You'll need to be logged in and you'll need to have permissions to view where that link takes you. If you don't, you can request permission from the creator so clicking on a link from Basecamp will be seamless. Need a place to take notes during a meeting? Use a text doc. Want to add reference material that others on the project need?

When you're ready to set up a text doc, click the green New button. Then, click to Start a new doc. Give it a title, add your text, and then use the buttons below the post to either Save as a draft or Post your document to the project. You can also choose who should be notified about your post. Ever need to review or restore past versions of a Basecamp document?

If you want to take a look at the changes a document has gone through, just click View change log from the You'll see an updated view of all the changes that have happened to the document. Wanna ditch the changes and go back to the way it was before? No problem, just open up the last good version and click the button to "Make this the current version.

Folders let you group stuff together in a way that makes sense for you and your team!