How to save and print Instagram direct messages as a PDF.
Today's Decipher Tools tutorial will show you how to save and print
Instagram direct messages on your computer as a PDF document.
Keep in mind that while we are running today's demo on a Mac,
this also works on any Windows computer.
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The first thing you want to do is download Decipher Insta Export on your computer.
The software runs on your computer and not directly on your phone.
Navigate in your web browser on your computer to deciphertools.com
and scroll down on the main page until you see Decipher Insta Export.
Click here and you'll brought to the product page.
On the product page you can choose "try for free"and
then you can download Decipher Insta Export on your computer.
If you are on a Windows computer, the download will automatically default to a Windows installer.
Now that we've downloaded the product installer,
we can open the DMG window and copy the product icon into our applications folder.
Again, if you are on a Windows computer, simply follow the installation set-up.
Double-click on the product icon and open up the software.
When you open Decipher Insta Export on your computer, you'll see the main program window.
A quick reminder that when using Decipher Insta Export on your computer, all your
data is local and private. You control everything!
Simply click "next" to get started.
Step 1: Request to download your data from Instagram.com.
Once you've downloaded your data you can cover the files to a PDF file with Decipher Insta Export.
Go to Instagram.com and click in your profile photo
in the upper right hand corner when you log-in.
After selecting your profile photo,
choose the little "gear icon" that says "settings" and then select "privacy and security."
With "privacy and security" selected, scroll down and you'll see the option of "data download."
Click "request download."
When you click "request download" you can enter
the email address associated with your Instagram account.
Instagram will now prepare your data for download and send you
and email notification when the file is ready.
Click "next" and you'll be required to enter your Instagram password
and then select "request download."
Instagram says that it can take up to 48 hours to collect your data,
however in our experience this usually takes anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour.
Just be patient and once your data download is complete you'll be sent an email notification.
Once you are notified that your Instagram data is ready to be downloaded,
you can click on the link in the email and you'll be brought to this page.
Step 2: Download the zip file of your data to your computer.
Your Instagram data will now be downloaded to your computer.
After you have successfully downloaded your Instagram data to your computer,
click "next" in Decipher Insta Export.
Here we have instructions on how to convert your Instagram direct messages into a PDF.
When you Instagram data is downloaded it comes in the form of a .zip file.
Some web browsers will automatically unpack the zip file and you'll see a folder.
There are two options in Decipher Insta Export to
import your Instagram data and save your messages as a PDF.
You can either select the downloaded .zip file
or if you prefer to unzip the file yourself or if the web browser has done it for you,
you can select the "messages.json" file inside the unzipped folder.
Again, you have either the option of selecting the entire zip folder or, if your folder is
already unzipped, you can double-click on the folder and choose the "messages.json" file.
Step 3: Import the zip file of your Instagram messages into Decipher Insta Export.
When you successfully import your Instagram data download into Decipher Insta Export,
the program will import all your direct message conversations with all your contacts.
For today's demo, the only Instagram conversation we have is between Decipher Tools and Kelly.
The conversation contains a total of twenty messages.
Step 4: Click on a conversation and then choose "Export options."
The free trial of Decipher Insta Export will let you save a few messages from each of
your Instagram contacts and give you a good feel for whether the program is right for your needs.
If it is, you can purchase a license code and upgrade to the paid version
to export all your Instagram messages from all of your contacts.
We're going to go ahead an enter a license code and click "register."
Step 5: Select "Export it" to save your Instagram messages as a PDF to computer.
Once Decipher Insta Export has exported your conversations as a PDF,
a folder will pop up with the PDF.
You will see the PDF and you'll see all of your
Instagram conversations and messages with that specific contact are contained in the PDF.
Step 6: Open the PDF and print out your messages on your computer.
The PDF also includes and photo attachments contained in your
Instagram direct message conversations and chats.
If you have an unusually large amount of messages and you don't want to export all
your conversations with one individual, prior to exporting, you can choose the
option to select a specific date range of messages to export.
This handy feature enables you to narrow down the specific dates and times of messages
so that you can limit the export to only messages that you need.
Well that wraps up today's Decipher Tools tutorial on how to use Decipher Insta Export
to save and print Instagram messages as a PDF on your computer.
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