1. Anything that's late appears in a red box at the top of the screen so you don't miss it.
2. Your logo appears in the upper-right and the name of your Basecamp site at the top of the screen.
3. Any milestones due in the next 14 days are plotted and linked on a calendar, starting with today's date. If there are no milestones in the next 14 days, the next 3 milestones are listed.
4. A list of your active and on-hold projects is sorted by client.
5. The "Latest activity" list shows you your most recently updated projects and the newest stuff in each one. Each item is either labeled a comment, message, to-do item, file, or milestone.

1. Messages appear in reverse chronological order and can contain text, images, and bulleted or numbered lists.
2. Messages can be supplemented with links to files and web sites. Add links to deliverables, documentation, design comps, or anything else you want. Icons are automatically added to the links based on the file type.
3. Your logo appears on the "All Messages" page.
4. Assign your messages to custom categories.

Communication is a two-way street. Our help desk lets clients create their own posts (if you give them permission) or leave comments on your posts. Comments can be formatted just like posts — complete with bold text, italics, links, even bullet lists or images.

1. Receive notification of new comments via email.
2. Want to take a conversation offline or contact somebody directly? Email addresses and phone numbers for those participating in a discussion are automatically available on the same page as the discussion itself.
3. Upload photos to identify who's talking at a glance.
4. Posting a comment is as easy as posting a comment on a blog.

1. Checkboxes let you move items from "Upcoming" to "Completed" with one click.
2. Our help desk plots and color-codes milestones on a calendar for easy scanning. Blue is today, yellow is upcoming, green is completed, and red is late.
3. Related messages and to-do items are automatically linked from Milestones page.

1. The Files page lists all the files that have been uploaded to a particular project. Click the icon or name to download it.
2. You can sort files by date uploaded or alphabetical.
3. Group and organize your files into categories you create.

With our help desk you can keep track of how much time people are spending on their projects. Pick a person, enter their hours (or fractions of hours), then create Reports to see hours logged within a date range for a particular person or everybody.
You can also enable time tracking on your to-do lists. Click the clocks beside the checkboxes to log hours against specific tasks. You'll know exactly who's doing what and how long it took them.

1. Create reports to see hours for any person (or everybody) within a particular date range.
2. Quickly enter hours for people in your company. You can also enter a description or tie hours to a specific task.
3. All hours appear in the project time table.
4. Log hours against specific tasks in your to-do lists.