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Installing and signing into Adobe Creative Cloud

Overview

This document will show you how to install and sign into Adobe Creative Cloud using your UWSS or UWSA credentials.

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Instructions for Installing Adobe Creative Cloud on a University-Provided Windows 10 Computer

  1. Open "Software Center" by using the Start menu.
  2. Under "Applications", click on "Adobe Creative Cloud".
  3. Click the "Install" button.

Instructions for Installing Adobe Creative Cloud on a Mac or Personal Computer

  1. Go to https://adobe.com/ and click the "Sign In" button in the top right corner.
  2. Enter your UWSS or UWSA email address and click "Continue".
  3. When the UWSS or UWSA federated log-in page pops up, enter your username and password.
    *Note: you only need to enter firstname.lastname, not your full email address.
  4. Once logged in, click the blue "Open" button under Your Services.
    Click Open
  5. On the right side, under Quick Links, click on "Install Creative Cloud app" to begin the installation. Open the installer and follow the prompts.

Logging into Adobe Creative Cloud

  1. Once you have Adobe Creative Cloud installed, open the application by navigating to your Start Menu for PC or Finder for Mac and search for "Adobe Creative Cloud". Open the application. 
  2. Enter your UWSS or UWSA email address into the Sign In prompt.

    Adobe Sign-in

  3. When the UWSS or UWSA federated log-in page pops up, enter your username and password.
    *Note: you only need to enter firstname.lastname, not your full email address.
  4. Then, when you’re logged into Adobe Creative Cloud, you will have access to install any Adobe products listed.

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  • Click HERE to contact UW Shared Services or HERE for the IT Helpdesk if you have any issues with these instructions.