> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.kampp.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Talk to an athlete

> Start a conversation, send a photo, a video or a document, and see when the athlete has read it.

## Start a conversation

There are three ways in — use whichever is quickest right now:

<Steps>
  <Step title="From the New conversation button">
    In **Chat**, click the speech-bubble icon with a **+** (**New conversation**). Search
    for the athlete by name or email and click them.
  </Step>

  <Step title="From the list search">
    Type the name into the **Search athlete or message...** box. Anyone without a
    conversation yet shows up under **Start conversation**, marked *No conversation yet*.
  </Step>

  <Step title="From the athlete's profile">
    Open the athlete and click **Message** at the top of the page.
  </Step>
</Steps>

If a conversation with that person already exists, Kampp reopens it — it never creates a
second one.

<Note>
  Only **active** athletes on your roster show up. Anyone who hasn't accepted your invite
  yet isn't listed: first they accept and get into the app, then you can talk.
</Note>

## Write and send

In the **Type here...** box:

* **Enter** sends the message.
* **Shift + Enter** starts a new line without sending.

If the text goes over the limit, the counter turns red and asks you to shorten it before
sending.

## Send a photo, a video or a document

Click the **paperclip** (**Attach image, video or document**) and pick the file.

| What you can send | Limit |
| - | - |
| Image (photo, screenshot) | 5 MB |
| Video | 16 MB |
| Document (PDF, spreadsheet, doc) | 20 MB |

* **One attachment per message.** Want to send three photos? That's three messages.
* **Screenshot straight from the keyboard:** copy the image and paste it with **Ctrl + V**
  (or **Cmd + V**) inside the compose box — Kampp attaches it on its own.
* **Video** plays right inside the conversation, with controls.
* **Document** becomes a card with the name, the size and a download button.

<Tip>
  Click any photo in the conversation to open it full screen. From there you get **Download
  image**, and you close it with **Esc** or by clicking outside.
</Tip>

## Know when the athlete received and read it

Next to each message you send there's a status mark:

* **Clock** — on its way out.
* **One tick** — delivered.
* **Two blue ticks** — the athlete read it.
* **Warning triangle** — it didn't go through. Click **Try again**.

Conversations you open are marked as read on their own — there's no manual "mark as read"
(and you don't need one).

## Delete a message

Hover over one of **your** messages, click the **⋯** and choose **Delete**. In its place
you get the *Message deleted* note, on both sides.

## Notices you might see

* **"Relationship ended — read only"** — the athlete left your roster. The history stays
  visible, but you can't write anymore.
* **"No connection to the server"** — a yellow banner at the top. New messages show up as
  soon as the connection is back.
* **"Start the conversation"** — it's a new conversation, with no messages yet.


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