How to print text messages from a Windows PC
You will have a printed copy of one conversation, with names, dates, and times.
What you need
- ✓TextPort for Windows, with your iPhone backed up
- ✓A printer set up on your PC
Steps
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1
Click the conversation
Click Messages at the top. Click the conversation in the list (1).
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2
Click Export…
Click the blue Export… button (2). The Export window opens.
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Check PDF and click Export…
Check PDF (1). Leave the other formats unchecked. Click Export… (2).
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4
Click Save
Windows asks where to save the PDF. Click Save.
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5
Click Open
TextPort says Export complete. Click Open. The PDF opens, often in Microsoft Edge.
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6
Press Ctrl+P
The print window opens.
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Pick your printer and click Print
Choose your printer. Click Print.
Done
Your conversation is printed, with each sender, date, and time.
Tips
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Only need some dates? In the Export window, pick Custom range under Messages. Then pick the first and last day.
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Want the newest messages first? Change Order to Newest first before you export.
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Keep the PDF. You can print it again, or send it, any time.
Questions
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No. TextPort makes a PDF first. Then you print the PDF. That way the pages look the same every time.
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Letter in the US and a few other countries. A4 everywhere else. It follows your PC’s region.
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Photos sent in the conversation show in the PDF, so they print with it.
Next guides
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How to export a conversation to PDF, CSV, or TXT on Windows
You will get a file of one conversation on your PC, as a PDF, a spreadsheet, or plain text.
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How to save photos and attachments as a ZIP on Windows
You will have a ZIP file on your PC with the original photos, videos, and files from one conversation.
Start exporting your messages
Available for iPhone, Mac, and Windows. No computer required.
