NOTE: Final Draft 10 technical support is discontinued as of February 1st, 2025. Final Draft 10 activation support is discontinued as of June 30th, 2025. You may purchase an upgrade to the latest version of Final Draft by clicking here.
Close Final Draft, if it's open.
Windows 10:
- In the Start menu, right-click on the Final Draft 10 / 9 menu item;
- Choose Run as Administrator.
Windows 8:
- On the Start screen, right-click on the Final Draft 10 / 9 tile (if it's there);
- Choose Run as Administrator.
OR
- On the Start screen, type "Final Draft" (without quotes) to call up the Final Draft 9 tile;
- Right-click it and choose Run as Administrator.
Windows 7 / Vista:
- Go to Start Programs;
- Right-click on Final Draft 9;
- Choose Run as Administrator.
From this point on your Final Draft PDF exports should have the correct left margin.
IF THIS DOESN'T WORK
- Go to the Windows Start menu;
- Locate the Final Draft icon;
- Right-click it and choose Uninstall;
- Follow the prompts to uninstall;
- Download the installer from our website: https://www.finaldraft.com/support/;
- Open the zip file, then drag the Final Draft Setup file to the Desktop;
- Hold down the shift key and right-click the installer;
- Choose Copy as Path;
- Click on your Start Menu and type "cmd" in the search. Then right-click Command Prompt and choose Run as Administrator;
- Right-click in the command prompt window (following the symbol) and the file path of the installer will paste in automatically;
- Press Enter;
- Click Run and the installer should open;
- Follow the prompts to install Final Draft BUT when you reach the last screen, UNCHECK the box to launch the program;
- Finish the installation;
- Go to the Windows Start menu;
- Locate the Final Draft icon;
- Right-click it and from the More submenu, choose Run as Administrator.
NOTE: Activation service for Final Draft 9 has been discontinued and this version of Final Draft is no longer activatable (or re-activatable) to run in full mode on any computer. The program will continue to work but only on a computer that is already activated and only if nothing is done to the computer that will deactivate it (such as an OS upgrade or a replacement hard drive).
Technical support (phone, chat and email) for Final Draft 9 and older is no longer available.
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