Quick Start Guide for New Admins

Let's walk through a few easy steps for deploying Filecamp within your organization.

STEP 1 – Customize your account's branding

Navigate to Admin >Themes and you will see a few predefined sample Themes we provide. The default Theme is marked with a star . Click on one of the sample Themes to edit or click the  ADD THEME button to create a new Theme.

Read more about how to customize your Filecamp account.

STEP 2 – Add some folders

You may want to transfer your current, internal folder structure or clean it up by planning a new folder structure. To create a new folder just click Add Folder icon in the toolbar.

Read more about how to add folders.

STEP 3 - Upload files (or folders)

Navigate to the folder you want to upload files to, next click the Upload icon and then click Choose Files or Choose Folder.

Select the specific files and folder from your local Mac/PC and click the Open button and click the Start Upload button.

When the upload process in finished click Done. You will be directed to the folder where you can see the files you have uploaded.

Read more about upload.

STEP 4 - Add tags to an image

To add tags or keywords to an image, click on the image and click the Info icon. You can also click the Three Dots Menu  below the image thumbnail. Choose Info .

You can now enter some tags that describe the image. Remember that all tags are searchable, so they can really help you converting your files to real digital assets. For example, tags may make it easier to find assets later on.

Read more about tags.

STEP 5 – Add Users

Filecamp comes with unlimited users in all plans and you can easily create new users and give them permission to the folders you want them to access. Go to Admin > Users and click the Add User icon in the Toolbar to add a user.

Read more about Users

STEP 6 – Folder access

With folder access you can give users access to only the folders you want them to access. 

Read more about Folder access

STEP 7 – Invite Users

To invite a previously added user (see step 5) go to Admin > Users and find the user on the user list. Then click the Three Vertical Dots icon and select Invite . This will send an email to the user with the user's login credentials.

Read more about inviting a user.

To quickly bulk add and invite multiple users to your account you can click the Invite users  icon in the Toolbar, and just paste in the email addresses of the users you would like to add.

Read more about bulk adding and invite users.

STEP 8 – Share files with links

Play around with Filecamp´s cool features for sharing files or folders with anyone without requiring them to login.

Read more about Share File Links, Share Folder Links, and Request files links.

STEP 9 – Email Notifications

To keep you on top of new events in your account, we’ve built a notification system that lets you know when new files or comments are added in your Filecamp. It’s up to you what actions you’ll be notified about, so here’s how to make your choices:

1. Click the Notifications icon in the Toolbar.
2. Select which action you want to be alerted about. You can choose to be notified of new uploads, new comments, and label changes.
3. You can also choose to be notified via an in-app message and/or email.

Read more about notifications.

STEP 10 – How to get help

If you need any more help getting started, you can visit the Knowledge Base where you can contact the Filecamp support team as well.