1. Will Final Draft work on my
computer?
Final Draft is a dual Mac & PC program. You can
activate Final Draft on two computers at any one time. If you need to switch Final Draft to a new computer, merely deactivate it on one and activate it on the new one. Final Draft requires about 50
mb of hard drive space.
Windows Requirements: Windows 2000, XP, or Vista.
Macintosh requirements: OS 10.3.9
or later.
2. How do I activate Final Draft on
my computer?
After you install Final Draft, you must activate
it within 15 days. You can activate it online or manually
over the telephone. During the first 15 days, you can use
Final Draft to the fullest capacity as long as you enter your
unique Customer Number.
3. Is Final Draft
easy to use?
Yes. Our experience is that the latest version of Final Draft 7
works flawlessly without any problems. It's also easy to use
and learn. If you're comfortable with computers, you will be
writing your screenplay within 30 minutes of starting Final
Draft. We also include absolutely free the Inside Final
Draft 7 training DVD with qualifying purchases of Final Draft
7.1.3 and
Final Draft Scriptwriter's Suite .
4. Do you have a demo of Final
Draft?
You can download a limited-use version of Final Draft from
www.finaldraft.com
5. Are you an authorized Final Draft
seller?
Yes. We are one of Final Draft's top resellers in the world. We
have sold almost 10,000 copies of Final Draft since 1997. We sell
more screenwriting software than most of the "big
boxes" combined. Look for ScreenStyle.com on Final
Draft's authorized reseller list. And if any of these other
authorized resellers sell Final Draft cheaper, let us know.
We'll try to beat the price.
6. Do you offer student prices on Final
Draft?
Yes. If you are a full-time student, teacher, or member of the
United States military, you can order Final
Draft at a discount.
7. Do you price match?
We do our best. We believe you'll find we have the best
prices anywhere. One of our customers wrote us, "I searched
21 websites and bought Final Draft from you." If you look at
our Final Draft offerings, you'll notice we give away lots of
free software, books, magazines, CDs, and other stuff with your
qualifying Final Draft purchase.
8. What is your return policy?
You can return Final Draft within 30 days if you decide you
don't want it. You must return everything that came in any
package you purchased from us. You also must deactivate Final
Draft so that the license you purchased again has 2 complete
activations available. If you leave Final Draft activated on your
computer and return it to us, we cannot offer you a refund. (And
we do check with Final Draft.)
9. How
do I activate Final Draft?
Before you can use all the features of Final Draft, you must
activate it. You can easily do this 24 hours a day online or by
calling Final Draft's toll-free number. Activation takes
about 3 seconds online and just a little longer by phone. Activation instructions are included with your
order of Final Draft (download, or CD delivery). It's very
easy.
10. How many times can you install Final
Draft?
You can install Final Draft on as many computers as you want to
but you can activate only two (2) computers at one time.. You can
easily move an activation from one computer to another. Please
note Final Draft is a single-user license. If someone else wants
to use Final Draft (spouse, friend, writing partner), that person
should also purchase Final Draft. We offer multiple purchase
discounts. .
11. Do you offer multiple purchase
discounts?
Of course. Use the code FD7 upon checkout to save $20.00 if you
buy 2 copies of Final Draft together. If you'd like to buy 3
or more copies of Final Draft, please e-mail us at
info@screenstyle.com and we'll cut you a deal. We have
volume discounts all the way up to 100-user licenses of Final
Draft.
12. What if I get a new computer or want to
transfer Final Draft to a different computer?
Final Draft makes it very easy to "give back" a hard
drive activation from your old computer so you can activate Final
Draft on a new computer. Deactivation takes about 3 seconds online and just a few minutes by phone.
13. What if my computer crashes or is
stolen?
We have found that Final Draft is very good about working with
ScreenStyle customers if there is a problem with a hard drive or
something else unforeseen. In most cases, Final Draft
will offer you an additional activation to replace the one that
was lost or stolen.
14. Can I import a script I've written
in another word processing program into Final Draft?
Easily. All you do is save your script in Word (or another
word-processing program) as text only. Open Final Draft, go to
File/Open, find the text-only version of your script,
double-click it, choose Open File as Script, and Final Draft will
import the entire script and format it to a Hollywood script
perfectly. This assumes you have written a script. Final Draft
will not import a novel and spit it out as a script. (Yes, we get
this question often.)
15. Can I buy Final Draft to share with a
friend?
Like most software programs sold today, Final Draft is issuing
you a single-user license. If another person (friend, family, or
writing partner) wants to use Final Draft, that person must
purchase Final Draft also. We do offer multiple copy
discounts.
16. Is Final Draft the best screenwriting
program?
We sell many different screenwriting programs. We've used
Final Draft at ScreenStyle for the last seven years and love it.
You should buy the program that best suits your needs; but
we've never had a single person return Final Draft because
they didn't like the program. And we've sold almost
10,000 copies.
17. Can I e-mail my script to someone who
doesn't have Final Draft?
Yes. If the other person has Final Draft, he or she will be able
to open your script in Final Draft. If the person does not have
Final Draft, you can convert your script in Final Draft to an
Adobe PDF file (a free Final Draft feature) and e-mail the person
your script in the popular Adobe Acrobat Reader
format.
18. How do I contact technical
support?
If you have had a problem, most likely you are not the first.
First try the support section of their website at www.finaldraft.com .
Final Draft has a comprehensive Knowledge Base with almost 900
answers to common and not-so-common problems. If you’re not
able to find the information you need, you can use Final Draft's live chat service or you can email their
technical support staff and get a response by the next business
day (although it usually doesn’t take that
long). The same folks who answer the phones are the same ones who answer e-mails and will chat live so you're guaranteed the right answer.
19. How do you give such good deals on Final
Draft?
Our favorite question. Many retailers try to keep inventory low
and only buy one or two copies at a time. We buy hundreds of
copies of Final Draft at a time. This ensures we get the very
best rates possible and we can pass those savings on to you.
Also, unlike big box retailers, we specialize in screenwriters
and filmmakers. We don't sell flat-screen TVs or video
games.
20. Do you have the latest
version of Final Draft in stock?
Yes. We always carry the latest version of Final Draft in stock.
We have not been out of stock of Final Draft once since 1999.
Final Draft even asks us to be beta testers and test the newest
version before it's released. If you use Final Draft, and
have suggestions to improve it, please let us know at
info@screenstyle.com.
