Getting Started

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If you've recently discovered ProjectTower and are wondering how to get started, you've come to the right place.

What Is ProjectTower?

ProjectTower is a simple and free project management and collaboration tool designed with students' needs in mind. It includes many useful features such as

While ProjectTower is designed with students' needs in mind, it is flexible enough to be used for just about any type of project, from redesigning your company's website, to organizing a bake sale.

Register

Creating an account at ProjectTower is really easy and will only take a minute or so of your time. Simply go to the registration form and enter your desired username and password, and your email address. Once you've activated your account via email, you are ready to start your first project.

Creating a Project

Create a new project

Once you're logged in, go to your My Projects page and click on the link to create a new project. From here, enter your project's name and the date your project is due. Optionally, you may also enter a description of your project.

Working With Your New Project

Once you've created your project, ProjectTower provides all the tools you will need to get your project started, and then finished.

To-Do Lists

The To-Do list for your project is basically — you guessed it — a list of things to do. To add a new item, scroll to the bottom of your projects To-Do page and type a summary of the task, along with the description. Click "submit" to save your To-Do item.

To edit an item, click the "Edit" link below the item you wish to edit. Two text fields should appear for the summary and description. Make any changes you want to make, and hit "Save."

Messages

Messages

Messages can be used to easily update your group members with new information. Using this method is much easier than sending emails back and forth between members of your group. ProjectTower allows you to keep all information about your project in a centralized, easily accessible location.

To leave a message for your group members, go to your project's "Messages" page, scroll to the bottom of the page and type your message. Once you're done writing your message, click "Submit" to save it.

Files

Sharing files between group members is a crucial part of any project. With ProjectTower you can upload all of your files to an easily accessible location for all of your group members.

Adding Group Members

While ProjectTower can be used just fine for solo projects, collaborative projects is where it really shines. All of ProjectTower's features are designed to work with multiple users collaborating on one project.

To add a user to a project, click Find People in the navigation bar and search for the user you would like to add to your project. Once you've found who you're looking for, go to their profile page, and select a project from the drop-down menu. Finally, click "Go" to add them to the selected project.

From now on, once you create a new project, you will be able to easily select users you have added to previous projects through your project's Information page.