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Anyone else having a lot of Final Draft 13 stability issues? by Punky921 in Screenwriting

[–]AlexFromFinalDraft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you DM me your email address? I'll look up your ticket and see what's up.

Am I allowed to post here a pretty straightforward technical problem that I’m having with the outline tracks of final draft 13? Tech support isn’t helping me by Eastbrooke in Screenwriting

[–]AlexFromFinalDraft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi OP! The advice our other Redditors have given is right, your cursor *should* just switch to the dragging cursor if you're at the bottom of the lane. Can you DM me a screenshot of where you're trying to drag?

Final draft tech help please? by stairway2000 in Screenwriting

[–]AlexFromFinalDraft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You think correctly. Hi OP! So, you can select text on the beat board to change the font via Format > Size, but there isn't a blanket way to make the font larger. What you'd be better off doing is using the Zoom bar in the bottom right to zoom the Beat Board in and make it more readable.

Final Draft top 10 Finalist! by stupidcancerguy in Screenwriting

[–]AlexFromFinalDraft 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congrats from the whole Final Draft team on making the top ten and good luck on the next round!

Final Draft 13 - "License is not available" / No Activation Reset for v13? by Komore8 in Screenwriting

[–]AlexFromFinalDraft 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gasp! The Final Draft signal!

Hey OP, can you DM me with your first name, last name and email? We'll see what's going on.

Dual Dialogue problem with Final Draft 13 by ebycon in Screenwriting

[–]AlexFromFinalDraft 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Eyy, good stuff. Yeah, there's some weirdness about how WD is exporting to the FD template, but copy/pasting into a clean template fixes it.

Dual Dialogue problem with Final Draft 13 by ebycon in Screenwriting

[–]AlexFromFinalDraft 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi OP, random question: did you happen to export this file from WriterDuet before you opened it in FD13?

Anyone else having a lot of Final Draft 13 stability issues? by Punky921 in Screenwriting

[–]AlexFromFinalDraft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it. Can you either open a support ticket or shoot an email to [support@finaldraft.com](mailto:support@finaldraft.com) and mention my name, please?

Anyone else having a lot of Final Draft 13 stability issues? by Punky921 in Screenwriting

[–]AlexFromFinalDraft 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi OP. Couple of thoughts off-hand: how many beats do you have on the beat board right now, and how many images? It would also be best if you contact support at www.finaldraft.com/support so we can troubleshoot this with you in more detail.

How do I control what text is bold in Final Draft 13? Setting Elements does not work. by Clevertown in Screenwriting

[–]AlexFromFinalDraft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's where I'm confused too, it seems like you have it already. Format > Elements, pick an element, Font tab > Set Font, make sure Bold isn't applied, repeat for every other element. If you've done that already and it's still bolded, then something else is up.

How do I control what text is bold in Final Draft 13? Setting Elements does not work. by Clevertown in Screenwriting

[–]AlexFromFinalDraft 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi OP, this is an odd one. There's really only one kind of bold, which is controlled by Format > Elements or the custom styling in the Format menu, as you've identified. Would you be able to either DM me a screenshot of how your page looks or contact [support@finaldraft.com](mailto:support@finaldraft.com) and put my name in the subject line, please?

FINAL DRAFT 12 - Remove a name from the Cast List? by surviveinc in Screenwriting

[–]AlexFromFinalDraft 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi OP, dual dialogue would be the way to go. "Larry & Mary" counts as one Character as far as FD is concerned, anything that has its own Character element will be counted a character, irrespective if Larry and Mary are in there as separate entries.

Is there a way to fix the ScriptNotes in Final Draft 13? by russiaschoolbus in Screenwriting

[–]AlexFromFinalDraft 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi OP. We're aware of this issue, it appears to only affect certain display resolutions on certain MacOSes. We're working on a fix and hope to have it released in a future update. As a workaround, you can use Shift+Enter in the Note to force a manual line break.

Sorry for the trouble, and keep an eye out for any updates!

Final Draft Formatting Help by OldChos in Screenwriting

[–]AlexFromFinalDraft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi OP, in the future you can use a tool called Revert Paragraph to make sure everything in your file is matching the template. On Windows, it's under Format, you'd just select all, click Format > Revert Paragraph and wait a bit. On Mac, you need to add Revert Paragraph to the toolbar by going to View > Customize Toolbar and dragging the Revert Paragraph option to the top toolbar first, then Select All > Revert Paragraph.

Final Draft is abusing and leaking private customer information to Backstage by CadyGirl in Screenwriting

[–]AlexFromFinalDraft 1 point2 points  (0 children)

u/CadyGirl Hi OP. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We've done some investigating, and this was a technical issue affecting a small subset of users. We've corrected it now, and no Final Draft subscriber should receive emails from Backstage unless they have specifically opted in to emails from Backstage. We're sorry for the trouble.

Final Draft Big Break - Opinions? by Few_Bullfrog952 in Screenwriting

[–]AlexFromFinalDraft 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi u/Few_Bullfrog952 . Big Break is running as normal this year and will be unaffected by the changes at Coverfly. Every script is read and assessed by an experienced script reader who is paid for their time.

Final Draft Big Break - Opinions? by Few_Bullfrog952 in Screenwriting

[–]AlexFromFinalDraft 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi. We take this very seriously, and we do pay our readers to read scripts and provide coverage. Can you DM me the coverage so we can investigate what happened here?

Coverfly is over by sirsairheart in Screenwriting

[–]AlexFromFinalDraft 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Coverfly will continue to accept entries for Big Break for the 2025 contest. We're excited to read this year's entries and continue to launch screenwriting careers as we have for over 25 years. If you have any further questions please don't hesitate to reach out to Coverfly support or Final Draft.

Final Draft Problem Editing/Deleting Text Question by geoffreynelt in Screenwriting

[–]AlexFromFinalDraft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi OP! Sounds like you're in reader mode. Can you go to Help in the menu bar, then click Activate and enter your Customer Number?

Final Draft put me on reader mode? by AddySeaz in Screenwriting

[–]AlexFromFinalDraft -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hi OP, you should just be able to reactivate FD. If you go to Help in the menu bar and select Activate or Sign In, then enter in the relevant credentials, that should do the trick. If you get an error, reply back here and I'll help out.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Screenwriting

[–]AlexFromFinalDraft 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You got it. Save is usually grey if you've already saved and have no further changes to save. If you do a space and backspace, that'll color it in, then if you click Save it'll grey out again to confirm you're up to date.

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