# 4.1 Conversations

<span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-GB">Clicking on the relevant icon in the control bar at the bottom opens the Conversations</span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-GB"> panel as shown below</span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-GB">.</span></span>

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*Active Conversations detail*

<span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-GB">The Conversations module allows you to exchange short </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-GB">Messages</span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-GB"> with other </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-GB">vtenext</span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-GB"> users </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-GB">on specific subjects.</span></span> <span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-GB">Unread Conversations are highlighted with a darker color while those already read</span></span> <span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-GB">have lighter backgrounds</span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-GB">.</span></span>

<span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-GB">When you start a new Conversation</span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-GB"> or reply to an existing one, a screen opens as shown below</span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-GB">,</span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-GB"> where you can write and select user </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-GB">recipients, as shown below.</span></span>

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*Composing a Conversation*

<span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-GB">When users are selected the following window is displayed.</span></span> <span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-GB">A small pop-up</span></span> <span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-GB">indicates which users are available and those we have already selected.</span></span>

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*Choice of user recipients*

<span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-GB">A Conversation can also be linked to a record. To do this, simply go to the relevant record page, select Conversations in related items, and add by pressing the + button.</span></span> <span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-GB">As usual, the conversation can be started addressed towards everyone, or only to certain specific users.</span></span>