Spond
Follow the steps below to send a PRIVATE message on Spond
Open Spond and when you are in your HOME Screen - which may look similar to the picture below:-
See down at the bottom of this picture it shows a picture of a HOME - BELL - PEOPLE - MESSAGE
MESSAGE (with a red circle around it) = This is where you send a PRIVATE message to people. If you click on it on your phone .. you will see a PLUS + in a circle - if you click on that, it will take you to Torquay Pickleball Association - Click on it and then click on MAIN GROUP - that will show ALL members. Then find the person you want to send a PRIVATE message (ie Stephen McMillan or Taryn (Taz) Bock) and put a TICK in the box to the right of their name. Then you will see a NEXT button at the bottom of the screen ..Click on it and it should open up a PRIVATE message page for you and the person you ticked. As shown below.
Also, just for reference, the above picture is your HOME page in Spond and along the top you can see the HEADINGS - Events - Posts - Payments - Polls
If there is a NUMBER above ANY of these headings, then click on the heading and read what is in there. In the picture above it shows there are 6 Events this person needs to check and either ATTEND or DECLINE. Sometimes we run a poll, so if you see a number in red above POLLS, then click on it and click on the POLL and read what it's about. To take part in the poll.. you just click on the button to the left of whatever answer you want to give and THAT'S it .. very easy.
MESSAGE (with a red circle around it) = This is where you send a PRIVATE message to people. If you click on it on your phone .. you will see a PLUS + in a circle - if you click on that, it will take you to Torquay Pickleball Association - Click on it and then click on MAIN GROUP - that will show ALL members. Then find the person you want to send a PRIVATE message (ie Stephen McMillan or Taryn (Taz) Bock) and put a TICK in the box to the right of their name. Then you will see a NEXT button at the bottom of the screen ..Click on it and it should open up a PRIVATE message page for you and the person you ticked. As shown below.
Also, just for reference, the above picture is your HOME page in Spond and along the top you can see the HEADINGS - Events - Posts - Payments - Polls
If there is a NUMBER above ANY of these headings, then click on the heading and read what is in there. In the picture above it shows there are 6 Events this person needs to check and either ATTEND or DECLINE. Sometimes we run a poll, so if you see a number in red above POLLS, then click on it and click on the POLL and read what it's about. To take part in the poll.. you just click on the button to the left of whatever answer you want to give and THAT'S it .. very easy.
If you are sending a PRIVATE MESSAGE to someone on Spond .. it will look like the picture below.
If you are unable to make (due to ill health etc.) a GAME and you have booked into that game and paid (do NOT cancel out of the game, as Stephen can do that for you, so he can issue you a credit) Also, if you are having any issues with Spond on your mobile phone then, message Stephen McMillan and he will advise you on what to do. Alternatively you can send an email to the club and explain your issue and we will try to assist or you can check the Spond website FAQ page here