Access your UIndy Adobe Creative Cloud

Adobe Creative Cloud gives subscribers access to a collection of software used for graphic design, video editing, web development, photography, and more, along with a set of mobile applications and some optional cloud services. UIndy Employees and students access Adobe Creative Cloud in different ways; please see below for specifics:

Employees

UIndy's Adobe Creative Cloud license allows employees to be logged into their Adobe account on two different devices at a time. 

Find Adobe Creative Cloud on your UIndy PC
  1. On your UIndy computer click on the Search Windows magnifying glass.
  2. Enter Adobe Creative Cloud and you should see the client show up under "Best Match" as a Desktop app.
  3. Start the client by clicking on the Adobe Creative Cloud App.
Depicts steps 2, 3, and 4
  1. Proceed to Sign into Adobe Creative Cloud.
Find Adobe Creative Cloud on your UIndy Mac
  1. Open Finder.
  2. Next to the search magnifying glass enter Adobe Creative Cloud.
  3. Next to search click This Mac.
  4. Click the Adobe Creative Cloud folder.
Depict steps 2, 3, and 4
  1. Click the Adobe Creative Cloud program.
Depicts step 5
  1. Proceed to Sign into Adobe Creative Cloud.
Adobe Creative Cloud on personal computer
  1. Navigate to adobe.com.
  2. In the upper right corner, click on Sign In.

 

Depicts steps 1 and 2
  1. Proceed to Sign into Adobe Creative Cloud.

Sign into Adobe Creative Cloud

  1. A Sign in page will appear, enter your UIndy email address in the Email address field. 
  2. Click Continue.
Depicts steps 1 and 2

You cannot get your UIndy Adobe Creative Cloud account by signing in with Google, Facebook, or Apple.

You may be prompted to the UIndy login page if you are not already logged into Adobe.

  1. Enter your UIndy login credentials.
Depicts step 3

After sign in (employees only)

  1. An Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop window will appear. From here you are able to manage your Adobe apps. By default, Adobe Acrobat DC is already installed on your computer.
  2. You can download additional Adobe apps: click Install beneath the desired app to download.
  3. It will take several minutes for an app to download and be ready for use.
Depicts step 2
Students

Adobe Creative Cloud is available to students on campus lab computers and remotely. See our Remote access to licensed software Tech Guide for specifics.

Sign into Adobe Creative Cloud in any UIndy computer lab

  1. On any UIndy lab computer, open the Adobe Creative Cloud  located on your desktop. You will be redirected to a login window.
Depicts step 1
  1. Enter your UIndy email.
  2. Click Continue.
Depicts steps 2 and 3
  1. You will be directed to the UIndy login page.
  2. Enter your UIndy credentials.
Depicts step 5
  1. You will be redirected to the Creative Cloud Desktop, which will signify that you are logged in.
Depicts step 6
  1. From this point you can launch any Adobe program, of which you have access, as you normally would.