message saving options in social stream

messagesaving.md

Social Stream Ninja: Saving Options

Social Stream offers several options for saving chat messages and related data. This guide explains each option, its purpose, and how to use it.

1. Save the Last Message to a File

Purpose: Saves only the most recent chat message to a file.

Format: JSON (inferred, not explicitly stated in the menu)

How to Use:

1. Click on "📄 Export / import" to expand the options.
2. Under "Save the last message to a file", click "💾 Choose location".
3. Select a location and filename for your file.
4. The last message will be saved to this file until you stop the process.

To Stop Saving:

• Click "Stop saving (if active)" to end the saving process.

2. Save All Messages to Excel File

Purpose: Saves all chat messages to an Excel spreadsheet.

Format: Excel (.xlsx)

How to Use:

1. Click on "📄 Export / import" to expand the options.
2. Under "Save all messages to 📗 Excel file", click "💾 Choose location".
3. Select a location and filename for your Excel file.
4. Messages will be saved to this file until you stop the process.

To Stop Saving:

• Click "Stop saving (if active)" to end the saving process.

3. Save All Names Seen in Chat

Purpose: Saves only the usernames of chat participants to a simple file.

Format: Plain text (.txt) (inferred, not explicitly stated in the menu)

How to Use:

1. Click on "📄 Export / import" to expand the options.
2. Under "Save all names seen in chat to a simple file", click "💾 Choose location".
3. Select a location and filename for your text file.
4. Unique usernames will be saved to this file until you stop the process.

Additional Options:

• Click "Stop saving" to end the saving process.
• Click "Reset list" to clear the current list of saved names and start fresh.

Notes:

• This option saves a unique list of names seen in chat, without any messages.

4. Export/Import Settings

Purpose: Backup and restore your extension settings.

How to Use:

• To Export: Click "💾 Export to disk" and choose a location to save your settings file.
• To Import: Click "Import settings" and select a previously exported settings file.

Reset All Settings

Purpose: Resets all settings to their default values.

How to Use:

1. Click on "📄 Export / import" to expand the options.
2. Click "Reset all settings" under the "Reset all settings to defaults" section.

Warning: Make sure to export your current settings before resetting, or you will lose them.

General Notes

• If you're using the Brave browser, you may need to enable the File System API to allow saving. You can do this by navigating to brave://flags/#file-system-access-api and enabling the feature.
• The saving options are designed to give you flexibility in how you record and use chat data. Choose the option that best fits your needs for analysis, record-keeping, or integration with other tools.
• Remember to respect privacy and comply with relevant platform policies when saving and using chat data.