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Save text chats from WhatsApp onto another app
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Do you want to copy a WhatsApp message and send it somewhere else? You can copy text to your phone's clipboard by long-pressing the chat. If you're using a computer, you'll need to manually highlight the text and copy it. This wikiHow teaches you how to select and copy a chat message in WhatsApp Messenger using an iPhone, Android, or computer.
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Open WhatsApp on your Android. The WhatsApp icon looks like a white telephone in a green speech bubble. You can find it on your Apps tray.
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Navigate to a chat. Tap the Chats tab on the bottom you want to copy a message from.
- If WhatsApp opens up to a different chat conversation, tap the back button on the top-left to return to your Chats list.
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Tap and hold the message you want to copy. This will highlight the message in blue, and show your options on a toolbar at the top of your screen. [1] X Research source
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Tap the Copy icon. This icon looks like a square in front of another square. It will copy the selected chat message to your Android's clipboard.
- You can now paste the copied message to another chat or any other text field on your phone.
- To paste the copied message, tap and hold any text field, and select PASTE on the pop-up menu.
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Open WhatsApp on your iPhone. The WhatsApp icon looks like a white telephone in a green speech bubble. You can find it on your home screen or in an app folder.
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Navigate to a chat. Tap the Chats tab on the bottom you want to copy a message from.
- If WhatsApp opens up to a different chat conversation, tap the back button on the top-left to return to your Chats list.
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Tap and hold the message you want to copy. This will highlight the message, and your options will pop up on a menu.
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Tap Copy on the pop-up menu. This will copy the selected chat message to your iPhone's clipboard. [2] X Research source
- You can now paste the copied message to another chat or any other text field, such as your Notes app or a web page.
- To paste the copied message, tap and hold any text field on your iPhone, and select Paste on the pop-up menu.
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Open the WhatsApp desktop app. You can also use WhatsApp in a browser at https://web.whatsapp.com/ .
- If you aren't already logged in, do so now.
- While there's no built-in option to copy texts on the desktop app or website, you can still manually copy and paste the text.
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Navigate to a chat. You can find all your open chats in the left panel.
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Highlight the chat you want to save. Click and drag your cursor from the beginning of the text to the end of the text.
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Paste the text into another program. You can use Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or another website. Right-click an empty text field, and select Paste .
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1. Open WhatsApp.
2. Tap a chat on the Chats list.
3. Tap and hold a chat message.
4. Tap Copy
in the pop-up (iPhone).
4. Tap the square icon on the top-right (Android).
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