How to Print Facebook Messenger Messages

In this video I'll show you how to print Facebook Messenger messages.

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Steps to Print Facebook Messenger Messages: 0:29

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Printing important Facebook Messenger conversations is a good idea to ensure you'll always have a copy. Whether it's for a court case, or to have as a backup in case those conversation threads get deleted. Regardless of your reason, it is possible to print your Facebook Messenger messages, but it does require jumping through a few hoops.

Now let's walk through the steps to print your Facebook Messenger messages.

Step 1. Launch the Facebook app on your iPhone, iPad or Android device. You'll land on your Facebook home screen.

Step 2. Tap the "Menu" icon along the bottom of the screen. The Menu screen appears.

Step 3. Scroll down to the bottom of the Menu screen, and then tap "Settings and Privacy" to expand that section. Tap "Settings" in that list. The Account Settings screen is displayed.

Step 4. Scroll down to the Your Facebook Information section, and then tap "Download Your Information." The Download Your Information screen appears.

Step 5. Tap "Deselect All" to remove the check mark from all of the options for information you can choose to export from Facebook. Then, scroll down the screen to find Messages, and then tap the radio button to the right of Messages to place a check mark there.

Step 6. Scroll down to the bottom of this screen. Adjust the Date Range, Format, and Media Quality options accordingly. I'd recommend leaving them set to the defaults, which is to export all of your data in an HTML format at a high quality. Tap "Create File" when you're done.

You'll receive an email from Facebook letting you know that your request has been received, and then you'll receive another email when your file is ready to download.

Step 7. Open a web browser and navigate to Facebook.com and log in to your account if prompted. You'll land on your Facebook home screen.

Step 8. Click the drop-down arrow in the upper right corner of the screen to open a drop-down menu, and then click "Settings" in that menu. The General Account Settings screen is displayed.

Step 9. Click "Your Facebook Information" in the menu on the left side of the screen. The Your Facebook Information window appears on the right side of the screen.

Step 10. Click "View" to the right of Download Your Information. The Download Your Information screen is displayed.

Step 11. Click "Available Copies" to see a list of your available Facebook information downloads you've requested. Click "Download" next to the information file you want to download. It should say "Messages" beneath the date. The file containing your Facebook Messenger messages is downloaded to your computer.

Step 12. Extract the downloaded ZIP file to a folder, and then open the folder. You'll see a Messages folder and an index file. Click to open the index file, which will open in your default web browser to a Your Information screen.

Step 13. Click "Your Messages" to open a window displaying a list of all of the people you had Facebook Messenger conversations with over the time frame you defined.

Step 14. Click the conversation thread you want to open. All of the messages in this Facebook Messenger conversation thread that happened over the time frame you defined will be displayed. From here, you can print this Facebook Messenger conversation thread from your web browser, or save it as a PDF. For example, in Google Chrome you would right-click on the conversation and then click "Print" to open the Print dialog box. Within that, you can click your destination to choose your printer or print this document to a PDF. Click "Print" after making your selection.