Install on Windows
Final Draft is the industry standard screenwriting software used by over 95% of film and television productions in North America. Learn how to Install on Windows in this helpful tutorial video.
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In this tutorial will show you how to properly install Final Draft on your Windows machine. When you purchase Final Draft 11 you'll receive an email with a link to the installer click the link, select Windows, click download Final Draft 11 at the bottom of the screen, click open and when you see the Final Draft setup installer file, double-click it: the installation wizard screen appears.
Click next, read the end-user license agreement and click "I accept the license agreement" and then click next. The US English thesaurus will be installed automatically but if you want to install a different one select it from the list.
When you're ready to continue click next, click next again. If you're prompted for permission to allow Final Draft to make changes to the device click "yes". Final Draft will be installed. When the installation is complete, click finish.
Note that there's a checkbox to open the program when
Final Draft is open you'll be prompted to activate. You can either copy and paste the EFD number or type it in yourself, then click "activate" a couple of seconds later Final Draft will be activated.
Click OK.
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If you purchased Final Draft directly from our website you've already been registered and are ready to write. If you purchased Final Draft from another vendor please take a moment to register your software with us for access to free support.
You're now looking at a blank screen play template waiting for you to write your first scene. Now you know how to install Final Draft 11 on your Windows machine. If you have any comments or suggestions we want to hear them just go to Help, Submit Feedback and let us know what you think.
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