====== Chat ======

**Chat page** allows you as dispatcher (or manager) **to communicate with your drivers via instant messages** that go directly to the driver's phone or tablet via the Kopilot application.

  * You can invite any driver associated with your company just by searching his name in the list.\\ 
  * Your driver driver will receive a notification on the phone informing him that he has received a message from his dispatcher. \\ 
  * If a driver messages you, the chat icon will show a notification on the top bar of the navigation menu. \\ 

__**How to chat with your drivers?**__

**Step 1.**\\ 
**Acces Chat menu where you will find:**\\
⇒ the history of previous conversations \\ 
⇒ a list of all your company's drivers
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**Step 2.**\\ 
**Find the driver you want to contact, then click on their name.**\\ 
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**Step 3.**\\ 
**Type into the textbox and submit.**\\ 

**Step 3.**\\ 
**The driver will receive an instant notification on his device.**\\ 
⇒ by clicking on the notification, he will be redirected to the Kopilot application where he will be able to view the message.
{{ :step_3_chat.png |}}

⇒ if the driver messages you back, the chat icon will show a notification on the top bar of the navigation menu. You can view the message in Chat page.
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