What if the printout has every date?

Printing always uses the whole chat. For some dates, filter the chat, then click Export in the toolbar and PDF. Print that PDF.

What if the Print button is gray?

No printer is picked. Click the menu next to Printer. If no printer is listed, add one in System Settings › Printers & Scanners.

Click a chat first, and wait for its messages to load.

Click OK and try again. Or export a PDF and print that. See how to export a chat.

TextPort prints one chat at a time. To print many, export them as PDFs and print each one.

TextPort cannot read the Attachments folder. See how to show photos, then print again.

Email support@textportapp.com. Say which step you were on. Say what you saw. We usually reply within a day.

Yes. In the Print window, click Range from and type the page numbers.

Yes. Click the PDF button in the Print window. Or export a PDF from TextPort.

The same order as the chat. Click the Message Order button in the toolbar to change it.

Mac 4 steps · Updated Nov 5, 2026

In TextPort for Mac:

Click the chat

It is in the list on the left. Its messages show on the right.
Press Command-P

Or choose File › Print Conversation…. TextPort makes the pages. The Print window opens.
Pick your printer

Click the menu next to Printer (1). Pick your printer. Print (2) turns blue.
Click Print

It is at the bottom right. Your printer starts.

Your chat is printed. Each message shows who sent it and when.

What you seeWhat to do

The printout has every date.: Printing always uses the whole chat. For some dates, filter the chat, then click Export in the toolbar and PDF. Print that PDF.
Print is gray.: No printer is picked. Click the menu next to Printer. If no printer is listed, add one in System Settings › Printers & Scanners.
Print Conversation… is gray.: Click a chat first, and wait for its messages to load.
Couldn’t Print Conversation: Click OK and try again. Or export a PDF and print that. See how to export a chat.
You picked many chats, but only one prints.: TextPort prints one chat at a time. To print many, export them as PDFs and print each one.
Photos show as placeholders.: TextPort cannot read the Attachments folder. See how to show photos, then print again.
None of these match.: Email [email protected]. Say which step you were on. Say what you saw. We usually reply within a day.

: Yes. In the Print window, click Range from and type the page numbers.
: Yes. Click the PDF button in the Print window. Or export a PDF from TextPort.
: The same order as the chat. Click the Message Order button in the toolbar to change it.