Adobe Creative Cloud - Apps Installation Guide

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Overview

This article is for staff and faculty.

Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app is easy to install on your university or personal computer, available for PC or Mac. Note: Only two licenses (office, personal) can be simultaneously logged into the app.

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Article Sections
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About Adobe Creative Cloud

Who has access to Adobe Creative Cloud Suite?
Adobe Account Information – FAQs

Install Adobe Creative Cloud (Desktop)

Install Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop on a University-owned - Windows Computer
Install Adobe Creative Cloud on a personal computer (adobe.com)

Frequently Asked Questions

How to Sign in to Adobe Creative Cloud?
How to Install Specific Adobe Applications? (install available apps)

Adobe Help

Additional Adobe Resources

Who has access to Adobe Creative Cloud Suite?

SVSU staff and faculty have access to the Adobe Creative Cloud software suite through their login credentials. The Enterprise license for Adobe includes a full suite of over 20 applications for graphic design, video editing, web development, and Acrobat DC for editing PDFs.

Access Adobe Apps by your Role at SVSU

Faculty and Staff

Creative Cloud Desktop Apps
- Office
- Labs
- Home
Adobe Express Premium
- Office
- Labs
- Home

Registered Students

Creative Cloud Desktop Apps
- Labs
- Student Employee Work Stations (upon request)

FAQs and How-to Instructions

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Adobe Account Information: FAQs

Existing personal Adobe ID? If you have an existing Adobe ID personal account, you may migrate your content to your SVSU Enterprise account, see this online Adobe article “Manual Migration of Files”.
How many devices can be logged into? Only two licenses (office, personal) can be simultaneously logged into. If installed and logged in on more than two devices you will need to sign out.
Leaving SVSU? Adobe offerings will not be available, you MUST download and save your content or transfer it to a personal Adobe account.
How do I get help? If you have questions about your Adobe apps, please visit the Adobe Support page.

How do I install Adobe Creative Cloud on a University-owned: Windows Computer

For a guided walk through view our installation guide "How to Install Available Software on University-Owned Computers," or view the quick steps below.

Click the Windows or Search icon type in Software Center click the app to open it.
From the Software Center window, click the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop icon.
Click the Install button. You will see an installation status display.
After installing Adobe Creative Cloud, you will need to restart your computer.

How do I install Adobe Creative Cloud on a University-owned Mac?

You must install the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app from the new software portal. In the top menu, click Go > Applications > SVSU Mac Self Service learn how to install applications supported for Mac Devices. If you do not see self service, you will need to install Creative Cloud from adobe.com, refer to the instructions below.

How do I install Adobe Creative Cloud on my personal computer?

Before You Install Creative Cloud. Check your system requirements on your computer to install the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app or the related Adobe apps.

Open our browser, we recommend Google Chrome, Firefox, or Edge and go to adobe.com
On the main page, click "Sign In" link (upper-right corner).
On the Adobe Sign-in window, you will need to enter your SVSU login credentials, follow the steps below:
- Enter your SVSU email address then click the "Continue" button.
- Click "Company or School Account"
- You may be prompted to authenticate your account using Multi-factor Authentication.
On the adobe.com main page, click "Open Creative Cloud", (see example image below).
Once logged in under Suggested, look for DESKTOP Creative Cloud, and click Download.
The installation file will download to your computer.
Double click the installation file Creative_Cloud_Set-Up, depending on your computer; you will see a different file extension:
- Windows: ends with .exe
- Mac: ends with .dmg (after installation, you can find a desktop shortcut).

How to Sign in to Adobe Creative Cloud

Open the Adobe Creative Cloud icon on your desktop or Start menu (Windows), or from Applications (Mac).
You will need to sign in to install the available Adobe apps.
On the Adobe ID Sign In the window, follow these steps:
1. Type in your SVSU email address username@svsu.edu
2. Click "Company or School Account"
3. You are prompted to authenticate your account using MFA, Multi-Factor Authentication.

How to Install Specific Adobe Applications

Adobe App categories

You can install specific Adobe apps on your university or personal computer (Windows and Mac) from the top menu, see sample image below. When you click on a category you will see the related apps with the feature.

In the top navigation, you will see all the categories (e.g., Photo, Acrobat & PDF, Graphic Design, etc. ).
Click the category to find a specific app.
Click Install, you will see a progress bar, you may continue working.
When installation has finished you can Open your app from inside Adobe Creative Cloud or open it as a single application from your Windows or Mac computer.

As a reminder you can only be logged into 2 devices at a time, you will need to log out of one of devices.

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