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Basecamp Keyboard Shortcuts

A handy cheat sheet for navigating and using Basecamp efficiently with keyboard shortcuts.

General Navigation

Global Shortcuts

g + h

Go to Home.

g + a

Go to All Projects.

g + m

Go to My Stuff.

g + @

Go to Mentions.

g + d

Go to the Daily Recap.

?

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Project Navigation

t

Jump to the Campfire (chat).

b

Go to the Message Board.

o

Open the To-do list.

w

Access the Schedule.

d

Go to Docs & Files.

a

Open the project Admin page (if you have admin rights).

Writing and Formatting

Text Formatting

*text*

Italicize text.

**text**

Bold text.

_text_

Underline text.

[text](url)

Create a link with text pointing to url.

> text

Create a blockquote for text.

- text

Create a bullet point list item.

Code Snippets

Use backticks (```) to create code blocks:

function helloWorld() {
  console.log("Hello, world!");
}

Inline code can be formatted using single backticks: code example

To-Do Lists

Creating and Managing To-Dos

Ctrl/Cmd + Enter

Create a new to-do while typing.

Enter

In a to-do list, pressing Enter creates a new to-do item below the current one.

Shift + Enter

Add new line in the same To-Do item

Tab

Indent a to-do item to create a sub-item.

Shift + Tab

Outdent a to-do item.

Up/Down Arrows

Navigate between to-do items.

Completing To-Dos

Spacebar

Check or uncheck a to-do item.

Campfire (Chat)

Chatting Shortcuts

Enter

Send a message.

Shift + Enter

Insert a new line in your message.

Up Arrow

Edit your last message.

@username

Mention a user in the chat.

:(shortcut):

Use emoji shortcuts. Example: :smile:
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