Searching in Basecamp

Sometimes you don't know exactly where an important file was uploaded, or perhaps you're hunting for that conversation you know you had with your client last month (it's in here  somewhere!). You can search through messages, to-do items, and comments across your entire account to find what you need.

  1. Type your search into the Jump Bar, then click the options at the bottom of the drop-down menu to search (within this project or in all projects & calendars).
  2. Basecamp will show you the results from across your entire account for that search string. They're listed chronologically - newest first.A screenshot showing three search results after typing a word in the Jump Bar
  3. You can limit your search to a particular project or calendar...A screenshot of the Jump Bar search results with an arrow pointing to the projects filter
  4. Or author...A screenshot of the Jump Bar search results with an arrow pointing to the author filter
  5. Or content type.A screenshot of the Jump Bar search results with an arrow pointing to the content type filter
  6. To search for a specific phrase, put it in quotation marks. A screenshot of the Jump Bar search results showing a specific phrase in quotation marks
It will take about 10 minutes for a newly added item to be indexed in your account. Basecamp will index file names, but not the content of your files.

Jump to a Project, Person, or Label

One of the quickest ways to get to a particular project is to use the Jump Bar.

  1. Type in part of the name of your project, and you'll see a list of possible matches to jump to. If you spot a match, click to jump there. A screenshot showing a word being typed into the Jump Bar along with the search results that match
  2. Type in the name of a person, and jump straight to their page ... A screenshot showing a person's name being typed into the Jump Bar along with the search results that match   ... Perfect for checking what someone has on their plate before you assign them that urgent task!
  3. For labels, the same applies. Type the name of the label, and jump to see all files with that label.A screenshot showing a word being typed into the Jump Bar along with the labels that match the search term

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