How to export a chat to PDF

You will get a PDF of one chat, with names, dates, and times, ready to share or print.

iPhone 6 steps · Updated

What you need

  • TextPort on your iPhone
  • A chat saved in TextPort

A PDF is the best way to share or file a chat. It looks like the real chat, with names, dates, and times on every page.

Steps

  1. 1

    Open the chat

    Open TextPort. Tap the chat in Saved Chats.

    The Saved Chats list with one chat
  2. 2

    Tap Export

    It is the big blue button at the bottom of the chat.

    A chat with the blue Export button at the bottom
  3. 3

    Tap PDF

    A sheet lists the formats. Tap PDF.

    The Export Chat sheet with PDF, Print, Spreadsheet, and Text
  4. 4

    Check the preview

    TextPort builds the PDF. Scroll to check it. Each page shows the names, dates, and times.

    The PDF Preview screen showing the chat as a document
  5. 5

    Tap the Share button

    It is the blue button in the top right. Three choices appear.

    The share options: Share, Share Link, and Files
  6. 6

    Pick where it goes

    Tap Share (1) to send it by AirDrop, Mail, or any app. Tap Share Link (2) to get a web link for a big file. Tap Files (3) to save it.

    The iOS share sheet with Copy, Markup, Print, and Save to Files

Done

Your PDF is made. It is shared, saved, or ready to print.

Tips

  • Only need some dates? Tap the filter icon next to the share button. Pick a start and end date.

  • See Add phone numbers to this PDF? Tap it to put phone numbers under each name. Courts often want this.

  • Long chats make long PDFs. A 1,000 message chat is about 40 pages.

Questions

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