# Messaging

On Dockship you can message your fellow Dockshippers. There are two ways to message someone on Dockship:

1. By clicking the **"Message"** button on their profile page. - You can lookup users from the search bar.
2. By entering their Dockship account email in the message Dashboard.

To message from the **Message Dashboard** click on **Messages** tab on the top-right drop-down.

![Messages Dashboard](https://357726304-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LqZ6CHwBrp1meuf2IH1%2F-MNi6NKWq6tNP0112utO%2F-MNi7E25N06RoIuWkdkm%2FSelection_819.png?alt=media\&token=99f9e7b0-7130-4a9c-b516-052801698594)

Enter the **Email** of the Dockship user you want to message, currently we don't support search by Name to prevent spam. The Message system allows you to attach images and certain files as well.