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FINAL DRAFT 9
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1. Open Macintosh HD.
2. Open the Applications folder.
3. Choose the Final Draft 9 icon.
4. The Welcome screen appears. Enter your Customer Number (found in the purchase email or on the CD
sleeve). Be sure to type it in exactly as it appears in the email or on the sticker.
5. Click Activate. A confirmation window will appear after your computer is activated.
6. The Registration window will appear. Click Register if you have not already registered; if you have, choose
Register Later. If Register Later is chosen, this prompt will not appear again.
Only registered Final Draft customers are entitled to the many services we provide, including access to customer
support, upgrades to new versions of Final Draft, free updates to version 8 of Final Draft, as well as discounts on
other Final Draft products and services.
There are three ways you can register your software:
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Register during installation.
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Launch Final Draft and choose Help > Register Online.
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Visit www.finaldraft.com/register .
Even if you registered an earlier version of Final Draft, you will need to register Final Draft 9.
7. A browser window will open displaying Final Draft’s online registration page. Complete and submit the
Online Registration Form.
8. Final Draft will open, ready for you to start writing.
Deactivation
After Final Draft is activated on your computer, you may need to remove the activation. For example, if you replace
an activated computer, you will want to take the activation off the machine before you get rid of it.
To deactivate your computer:
1. Make sure your computer is connected to the Internet.
2. Launch Final Draft and choose Help > Deactivate.
3. Click Online Deactivation.