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title: "Visit notes"
description: "Leave a note on the appointment. The rep reads it in the iPhone app."
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# Visit notes
[Open original guide with interactive examples →](/originals/visit-notes/)
## Watch the 30-second introduction
A narrated 30-second introduction: the problem, then how the office and the rep use visit notes. Turn on captions with the CC button. The customers, names and notes in the film are example data.
**The short version** Visit notes are in Sales Coach today; there is nothing to switch on. In the web app, open a contact, choose **Sales Coach**, and write under **Visit notes** on the appointment. On the iPhone, the rep opens **Appointments**, taps **Notes** on the visit card, reads, and writes back. Each appointment can hold as many notes as you need.
## Why it matters
The details that make a visit go well are small and easy to lose: a gate code, who will be home, what the customer asked about last week.
**Before**Context lived in text threads, missed calls and voicemail. The rep had to search for it, or arrived without it.
**Now**The office writes it on the appointment. The rep sees it on that visit's card, and replies there too.
**Why that helps**Reps walk in prepared, the office hears back without a phone call, and every note stays with the right visit.
**Good uses:** access details (gate codes, parking, pets), who will be at the appointment, products the customer asked about, and the rep's quick update after the visit.
## Office: add a note to a visit
1. Open the contact and choose **Sales Coach** in the left menu. Each upcoming appointment shows its rep, homeowner page, check-in address and arrival.
2. Scroll to **Visit notes** on the appointment you want.
3. Type in **Add a note for this visit**, then click **Add note**. You can also press **⌘ + Enter** (Mac) or **Ctrl + Enter** (Windows).
4. The note appears with your name and the time. To change or remove a note you wrote, click the **···** menu on it and choose **Edit** or **Delete**.
Example**Visit notes** on the contact's Sales Coach card. A note the rep wrote on the iPhone is marked **From iPhone**.
**Assign the rep first.** Notes reach the iPhone of the rep assigned to that visit. If the appointment has no rep yet, click **Assign rep** on the same card.
## Rep: read and reply in the Sales Coach app
1. Open **Appointments** and choose the day.
2. On the visit card, under the address, you'll see **Notes · 2** (the number of notes) with the newest note underneath. If there are none yet, it says **Add a note**.
3. Tap it to open **Visit notes**. Every note on the visit is listed, oldest first, with who wrote it and when.
4. To reply, type in **Add a note** at the bottom and tap the send arrow.
5. To change or remove a note you wrote, swipe left on it and tap **Edit** or **Delete**. Notes from the office can be read but not changed.
6. Tap **Close**. The count on the visit card updates.
**Update the app.** Visit notes need the latest Sales Coach app on the iPhone. If the visit card shows no Notes row, update the app, then pull down to refresh.
ExampleThe visit card with **Notes · 2**, and the **Visit notes** screen.
## Visit notes on the contact's Notes tab
Visit notes also appear on the contact's **Notes** tab, tagged **Visit** with the appointment date, next to your other notes about that contact. On those rows, only the author can edit, and only the author, an owner or an admin can delete.
## Who can do what
| Who | Add notes | Edit | Delete |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Owners and admins | On any visit on the Sales Coach card | Their own notes | Any note, from the web app |
| Managers | On any visit on the Sales Coach card (managers see the card when location check-in is on) | Their own notes | Their own notes |
| The assigned rep | On visits assigned to them, in the iPhone app | Their own notes | Their own notes |
## Good to know
- **No alerts.** Adding a note doesn't send a push notification or text. Open the visit to read new notes.
- **Plain text, up to 2,000 characters.** Line breaks are kept.
- **The homeowner never sees visit notes.** Notes are for your team only and never send a message to the customer.
- **Deleting a note** removes it from the visit and from the Notes tab. The appointment itself stays.
- **Each note belongs to one appointment.** A contact with several visits keeps a separate set of notes for each one.
## Troubleshooting
| What you see | Why | Fix |
| --- | --- | --- |
| No Notes row on the visit card | The app needs updating. | Update the Sales Coach app, then pull down to refresh Appointments. |
| "This visit is not assigned to you" | The rep isn't assigned to this appointment. | Ask the office to assign the rep on the contact's Sales Coach card. |
| A manager can't find the Sales Coach card | Managers see the card when location check-in is on for the workspace. | Ask an owner or admin to add the note, or contact our support team. |
| "Notes are limited to 2,000 characters" | The note is too long. | Shorten it, or split it into two notes. |
| A red message appears above the box on the iPhone | The note didn't save, often because of weak signal. | Your text is kept. Tap send again when you have signal. |
| "Too many visit notes. Try again in a minute." | Many notes were saved very quickly. | Wait a minute, then save again. |
## Questions
**Do we need to turn it on?** No. Visit notes are part of Sales Coach today.
**Can the rep see notes on other reps' visits?** No. A rep sees and writes notes only on visits assigned to them.
**Does the rep get notified when the office adds a note?** Not yet. The note shows on the visit card the next time the rep opens or refreshes Appointments.
**Can you help us get started?** Yes. Contact our support team and we'll walk you through it.
Channel Automation · Help · Last updated 2026-10-15.
Questions? Ask your account manager, or open **Help Docs** inside the app — the same guidance lives there.
Source: https://guides.channelautomations.com/coach/visit-notes/index.mdx