If you use Facebook Messenger and need to download, save, or print your Facebook conversations and chats to your computer, today’s Decipher Tools tutorial will help you accomplish that task.
There are many millions of Messenger users that send daily messages back and forth via Facebook’s Messenger app. Often times a user will have a need to print out their Messenger conversations as a PDF file so that they can document the conversation.
What type of mobile phone you use (iPhone or Android) does not matter when it comes to saving and printing Facebook messages! In order to download and print Facebook Messenger messages as a PDF file, all you need is a Mac or Windows computer and the correct software to convert your Facebook messages into PDF format.
To save and print Facebook Messenger conversations as a PDF you need Decipher Messenger Export. The desktop software program enables any Facebook Messenger user to convert their Facebook messages and chats into PDF format on their computer. The user can then print out Messenger conversations with any contact of their choice.
Follow these specific steps to download and print Facebook Messenger Conversations
Let’s walk through the process of requesting your Facebook data download and converting your Facebook Messenger conversations to a PDF file.
After opening Decipher Messenger Export on your Mac or Windows computer, you can follow along with the specific instructions in the program by selecting "Next."
The first thing you want to do is navigate to Facebook.com in your web browser on your computer.
The instructions in Decipher Messenger Export provide you with the exact settings needed for your Facebook data download request.
After selecting "Settings" and "Privacy" in your Facebook.com account, most Facebook users will see the "Download a Copy of Your Facebook Information" screen like this example below. You then want to choose "Download profile information" option.
The next step is to select "JSON." Also, per the instructions in Decipher Messenger Export, you need to choose "Messsages" and Profile Information."
Note: If you don't see the above download options, it is most likely because Facebook is showing some people different data download screens.
If instead you see a pop up that says "Meta" and "Download your information" then please click the option to "Request a Download."
Next you should see a choice between "Complete Copy" and "Select Types of Information." You want to choose the "Complete Copy" option.
After choosing "Complete Copy" you can then select the JSON option.
When your data download has been processed, Facebook will notify you. Here's an example of that notification:
After downloading the zip file of your data to your computer, choose "Next" in Decipher Messenger Export. You will then be prompted to select the zip folder of your data and import it into Decipher Messenger Export.
Note: Sometimes Facebook will provide multiple zip files as part of your data download. If that happens please make sure that you download all the individual zip files!
After importing your data into Decipher Messenger Export, your Facebook contacts will then appear in the program. You can then select any contact whose Facebook messages you want to export to your computer as a PDF.
Select "Next" and choose "Export." The Facebook messages and conversations will now be saved to your computer.
Open the PDF and select "Print" to print out your Facebook messages. Below is a sample PDF of Messenger conversations that have been exported with Decipher Messenger Export.
Below is our helpful YouTube video that will walk you through each step of the process so that you can save and download your Facebook conversations and messages as a PDF document on your PC or Mac.
We hope today's tutorial has been helpful! If you have any questions about how to download, save, and print your Facebook chats and messages as a PDF, feel free to contact us and someone from either our San Francisco or Phoenix offices will reply back to you.
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