# Send a Chat Message

> Sending encrypted chat messages through DekkoCORE.

Chat’s are sent within a Hub, therefore you can have several chats with the same recipient if both of you are a member of the same Hubs.

There’s two ways to compose a Chat message:

Open the **Contacts** dropdown, hover over a contact and press the **Chat** icon

![](https://help.dekkosecure.com/media/collaboration-in-core-hubs/send-a-chat-message/Screenshot_2026-05-07_at_10.52.55_am.png){width=224}

Select **Chat** in the left navigation bar, then press **New Chat**

![](https://help.dekkosecure.com/media/collaboration-in-core-hubs/send-a-chat-message/Screenshot_2026-05-07_at_10.53.55_am.png){width=384}

:::tip
If you have **All Hubs** selected, you’ll need to choose a Hub to send the Chat message from
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1. In the **Chat participants** field, enter contact(s) to send the Chat message to:

    ![](https://help.dekkosecure.com/media/collaboration-in-core-hubs/send-a-chat-message/Screenshot_2026-05-07_at_10.55.34_am.png){width=632}

    Users who are already in the Hub will auto-complete when you enter their name or email address. You can also enter an unregistered address, and that individual will be sent a registration invite, after which they can read the chat.

    Unregistered users will appear with their full email address.

    ![](https://help.dekkosecure.com/media/collaboration-in-core-hubs/send-a-chat-message/Screenshot_2026-05-07_at_10.56.04_am.png){width=632}

1. Enter a chat message:

    ![](https://help.dekkosecure.com/media/collaboration-in-core-hubs/send-a-chat-message/Screenshot_2026-05-07_at_10.56.55_am.png){width=632}

1. If you wish to discard the message, press **discard**:

![](https://help.dekkosecure.com/media/collaboration-in-core-hubs/send-a-chat-message/Screenshot_2026-05-07_at_10.58.19_am.png){width=670}

1. When you are ready, press **Send**:

    ![](https://help.dekkosecure.com/media/collaboration-in-core-hubs/send-a-chat-message/Screenshot_2026-05-07_at_10.58.36_am.png){width=594}

    The message thread will appear in your **Sent** items -

    ![](https://help.dekkosecure.com/media/collaboration-in-core-hubs/send-a-chat-message/Screenshot_2026-05-07_at_10.59.25_am.png){width=2532}

:::info 📬
Recipient(s) will be notified of your Chat message via email. They must log in to their DekkoSecure account to read the message (content is not expose in email-based notifications).
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