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Final Draft crashes on OS X when a different user logs on.
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This is a permissions issue caused by the individual user not having have write access to the Final Draft 6/7 folder. Log back in as Administrator. Copy the Courier Final Draft font from the Administrator's User Library Font folder into the individual's user Library Font folder (Hard Drive >...
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Final Draft v.8.0.2 on Mac 10.7 (Lion) crashes on save. |
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This issue has been resolved with the release of v.8.0.3.1. The free installer is available HERE.There is no need to uninstall the previous version, the installer will overwrite it....
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When a file does unexpected and bad things.
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Your file is most likely corrupt. Any kind of computer file can become corrupted over time and it's difficult to pinpoint why or when it happened. It can occur when a file is worked on over a long period of time (and most screenplays are written over long periods of time), when the file is stored o...
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On my Intel Mac, AV2.5 crashes when I try to open it. |
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Although AV2.5.2 is fully native to the Mac-Intel machines, sometimes it can have difficulty launching. If this happens, the problem can usually be eliminated this way: Go to Mac HD > Applications > Final Draft AV2.5; Right-click or Control+click on the AV icon; Choose Get Info; Choose Open u...
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I get a runtime error when I launch Final Draft v.7.
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This runtime error can occur if you've moved the Final Draft executable file......from the Final Draft 7 folder on the hard drive to the Desktop in an attempt to create a shortcut. The quick way to find out if this is the case is to right-click on the "shortcut." Left-click on Properties and if you...
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Final Draft crashes when I select all of the text and choose Copy. |
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This occurs if the first element of a script is a Character (scripts aren't supposed to start with a character name). Insert a Scene Heading, Action or Transition above the character name and the program will no longer crash on Select All > Copy....
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Final Draft v.7 on OS X crashes on launch.
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Final Draft 7 is not compatible with Mac OS X 10. 7 (Lion) or 10.8 (Mountain Lion). It is supported on 10.4.11 - 10.6.8.On 10.4.11 - 10.6.8, a common reason for this is that the font, Courier Final Draft, has not been installed to the proper location. This can in some circumstances cause a crash on...
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Final Draft v.7 on Windows crashes when I delete a character name from the Scene Cast list. |
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This is a known issue that was eliminated in v.8. If you do not plan to ugrade to v.8, do not try to manually edit the automatically-generated Scene Cast list element....
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FD7 disappears or crashes when I try to install or activate on an OS X computer.
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Final Draft v.7 is not supported on Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) or 10.7 (Lion), it's too old. If you need to run Final Draft on a computer with one of these operating systems, you will want to upgrade to v.8, which was designed for 10.8 / 10.7.If you're on OS X 10.6.8 or older: If there is more...
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Final Draft v.8 for Windows crashes when I try to save a Script Report. |
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This is a known issue that will be addressed in an upcoming release of Final Draft.In the meantime, the workaround is to copy and paste the contents of the Script Report into a new Final Draft document and save this file.Applies tov.8...
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