1. Open Final Draft;
2. Choose Reader mode;
3. Once in the program, open the Help menu;
- For FD11/12, If it says Deactivate, choose that and click Yes to confirm that you want to deactivate;
- For FD13, if it says Sign Out, click Sign Out.
- For FD11/12, If it says Activate, choose that and enter your Final Draft Customer Number (starts with KFDx, EFDx, or XFDx), then click Activate;
- For FD13, if it says Sign In, then click that and enter your email and password.
4. After deactivating (or activating)/signing out or in Final Draft, close and reopen it;
5. For FD11/12, If you are prompted to activate, choose that, enter your Final Draft Customer Number (starts with KFDx, EFDx, or XFDx), then click Activate; for FD13, sign in with your email and password when prompted.
6. If you are not prompted to activate or sign in. open the Help menu;
- For FD11/12, If it says Activate, choose that and enter your Final Draft Customer Number (starts with KFDx, EFDx, XFDx), then click Activate; for FD13, if it says Sign In, click it and sign in with your email and password
- If it says Deactivate or Sign Out, dismiss the Help menu;
The "Tampered With" error message should no longer appear.
If you need your Final Draft Customer Number, you can retrieve it by clicking here.
10031
https://fd.support/3P3qz7A