Learn how to download Adobe Creative Cloud on a Mac or Windows machine.
*Please Note: You must have already submitted a request through adobecc.usu.edu and received confirmation of your license before doing any of these steps*
MAC OS Instructions
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- Visit https://adobe.com
- Click Sign In in the top right corner of the page
- Enter your @usu.edu email address and click Continue
- You will be redirected to the university's log in. Log in with your Anumber@aggies.usu.edu and strong password
- A Microsoft Authenticator two-factor push is required
- For easiest use, download the Creative Cloud app.
From there, you manage and update all available Adobe software - Follow the prompts to download and install Creative Cloud
- The select the file once it opens
- At this point you will have to type in your administration password for the computer if required.
- After the program is downloaded it will open up a new box. You will need to enter in your university email and select sign in
- Again you will be brought to the university log in. Log in using your A# and strong password and be prompted with Microsoft MFA
- Finally you will be brought to a page where your software will be downloading. From here you can also select other software to download from the creative cloud.
Windows Instructions
If you are using a Windows computer follow these instructions:
- Visit https://adobe.com
- Click Sign In on the top right corner of the page
- Enter in your university email address here and select sign in
- It will then redirect you to the university's log in. Log in with your Anumber@aggies.usu.edu and password.
- A Microsoft Authenticator push may be required
- Open Creative cloud and look for Creative Cloud Desktop
- Once the menu is open select which software you want to download. It is recommended to download and install the Creative Cloud Desktop app, then download additional apps through there. This ensures you can easily download other Creative Cloud packages and that they will remain up-to-date.
- You will be asked to save or run the file. Run the file after it is downloaded if you are asked to save.
- It will then install on your computer. Once it has finished installing you will need to enter in your university email again, and select sign in.
- You will be redirected to the university log in after entering your email address. Once again log in with your Anumber@aggies.usu.edu and password. A Microsoft MFA prompt may be required.
- It will sign you in, and your software should be there ready to download. You can also choose to install any other software from this section.
For further assistance, please contact your Department IT Support or the IT Service Desk