# Accepting or rejecting an invitation to connect When you receive an invitation to connect with another user, a red dot is displayed on the Connections button on the menu screen. If you go to the connections section of the application, a red dot on the Invitations button also indicates that you have a new invitation.

{% hint style="info" %} After you view your pending invitations, the red dot is hidden until the next time that you log in to the application. {% endhint %} To accept an invitation, complete the following steps: 1. Choose one of the following options: * On the menu screen, select **Connections**, and then select **Invitations**. * If you're in a Session, open your menu or tablet, select **People**

, and then select **Invitations**. 2. On the **Invitations** page, for the invitation that you want to accept or reject, select

**Respond**. 3. In the panel that appears, select either **Accept** or **Reject**.

Option to respond to an invitation to connect, and the accept or reject panel that it causes to appear

{% hint style="info" %} If you reject an invitation, the person that sent it'sn't notified. From their perspective, the invitation remains pending. If you change your mind after you reject a connection, you can follow the instructions to create a invitation. If their invitation to you is still pending, you will automatically connect. For more information, see [inviting-someone-to-connect](https://docs.engagevr.io/engage/essential-features/connections/inviting-someone-to-connect "mention"). {% endhint %}