finaldraft

Wellesley College has a 20-seat site license for Final Draft (version 12 for June 2021-2022).

This software is available for our faculty, staff and students to install on their own computers for work on behalf of the college, such as for an academic course.

The installers for Mac and Windows are available from ourSoftwareshare on our亚博国际老虎机游戏平台Academicstorefile server.

To install Final Draft:

1. Verify that your computer can run FinalDraft.
   • Mac: OS 10.14 minimum (for version 12)
   • Windows: version 10 (for version 12)
2. Connect to thecampus network
   • On campus: connect to theWellesley Securewireless network (or use a computer with a wired connection)
   • Off campus: use theVPN
3. Connect to theSoftwareshare on the亚博国际老虎机游戏平台Academicstorefile server
   • Windows
     • Click on theWindowsmenu icon
     • Copy and paste the following:\\academicstore.wellesley.edu\software
     • PressEnter
   • Mac
     • Go to theFinderand click on theGomenu
     • SelectGo to Server...
     • Copy and paste the following:smb://academicstore.wellesley.edu/software
4. If prompted to log in, you may need to usewellesley\usernamewith your Wellesley password
5. Open thefacstaffstudentsfolder, then theFinalDraftfolder, then the12folder
6. Dragthe appropriate installer folder(macorpc)to your desktop
7. If prompted about whether you're sure you want to copy this to your computer, you are
8. Waitfor the installer to finish copying, thenleave the connection opento academicstore
9. Double-clickon thefolder you copiedto your desktop, thendouble-clickon theinstaller
10. Click through the installer as you would any other; if you'd like step-by-step instructions, skip to that part of the vendor's instructions (Mac) (Windows) - Note that the vendor's instructions include a download that may be more recent than the one on our academicstore server, which you are welcome to download and use instead of ours
11. At the end of the install,launch FinalDraftand, when prompted, enter our Wellesley College customer number
    1. In the FinalDraft 12 folder on the academicstore server, double-click on theCustomerNumberFinalDraft12text file
    2. 复制客户编号; be sure to leave out any spaces before or after it
    3. Pastethis number into the field waiting for it
    4. ClickContinueand thenOK, thenRegister Later
    5. Continueinto Final Draft
12. Tidy up
    • Drag the installer folder on your desktop into the trash/recycling bin
    • Disconnect from the Academicstore server (or restart the computer)

If you need assistance with this installation, please contact theWellesley College Computing Help Desk.

Done with Final Draft? Deactivate!

When you've completed your course and are done with Final Draft, please de-activate your copy.

1. Open Final Draft
2. Go toHelp>Deactivate. If you have any unsaved work, you will be prompted to save it before deactivating.
3. ChooseDeactivate. The program will connect to the vendor and the activation will be removed from the computer and placed in the college's account for later use.

Please note: the VPN isnotrequired to use this software off campus; the VPN is only required to install Final Draft.