Final Draft blog: Tech Tips, Tagging for Writers (Tags Mode, tag categories, Tags report)
Source: https://www.finaldraft.com/blog/tech-tips-tagging-for-writers
Included to fill the vendor-documentation gap for writer-side tagging; kb.finaldraft.com would be the better primary source.
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"ref": "Post dated September 5, 2025; describes Final Draft 11 Tags Mode",
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"source_url": "https://www.finaldraft.com/blog/tech-tips-tagging-for-writers"
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"checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
"usefulness": "Vendor description of how Final Draft's Tags Mode marks any script element, groups tags in user-made categories and produces a Tags report by tag or by scene. It is a writer-side tagging feature rather than a full scheduling breakdown. Vendor blog, not the product manual (the manual pages returned HTTP 403).",
"source_type": "tutorial",
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"source_owner": "Final Draft",
"next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
"known_limitations": [
"Blog post for Final Draft 11; menu paths may differ in 12/13.",
"Does not list built-in tag categories or a stripboard/scheduling export.",
"Final Draft Help Center (kb.finaldraft.com) returned HTTP 403, so the manual could not be read."
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}Evidence claims
- [sourced_fact] Tags Mode in Final Draft 11 is described as a tool to track any element in the script. · locator: Tags Mode paragraph source
- [sourced_fact] Tags Mode is switched on with Command (or Control) + T. · locator: Tags Mode paragraph source
- [sourced_fact] Users can create new tag categories with the plus symbol in the categories window. · locator: Categories paragraph source
- [sourced_fact] A Tags report can be generated by tags or by scenes from Tools > Reports > Tags report. · locator: Tags report paragraph source
- [sourced_fact] Page footer reserves rights to Final Draft. · locator: Page footer source
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.
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| component | license | hosting | redistribution | modification | training | Evidence and notes |
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| documentation | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Footer '(c) 2026 Final Draft'; no reuse license found. Short excerpts only. |