How do you keep the bubbles showing who is speaking?

it always goes to online storage cannot get messages out to print

Hi John,

Thanks for pointing out that the current instructions need an update. We’ll get on that asap. Here’s some methods to print text messages using iOS 11:

1. Locate the text message you want to print
2. Press and Hold on a text box until a menu pop-up with the following options: Copy, Speak, More
3. Choose More
4. Tap the circles next to each conversation thread you want to print
5. Once all conversations are selected, tap the forward arrow button at the bottom right of your screen
6. Forward the messages to yourself
7. A new text arrives that contains all the conversations you want to print
8. Press and hold on that new message and select Copy from the pop-up menu
9. Open a new app, like Mail, Notes, Reminders, or something similar and paste that copied information
10.Print from your chosen app using that app’s printing feature (often in the Share Sheet Button or located in menu options of the Forward Button)

If you need to print your text messages for legal purposes, it’s best to capture screenshots of all the text messages so they are time-stamped and then print the screenshots. And don’t delete ANY of those messages and make sure you backup your iDevice using iCloud AND iTunes, if possible.

Hope this helps with iOS 11!

SK

Print iMessage or Text message conversations: Method 2:

Locate the message(s) you want to print
Tap Edit
Check the circle buttons beside each item
Tap Forward and send the selected messages to yourself
When you receive the message you just sent, tap and hold to copy and paste somewhere else (e.g. Notes app) and print.

In step 2 I can’t find the edit feature. All I see is the delete function in the lower right corner.

Hi Fran,

What app are you using for the chat? It depends on the app or if it’s via the web on the chat provider used.

SK