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Depending on your role at SJU, you may or may not be entitled to all of the applications available within our Adobe Suite.
- Full-time Faculty and Staff: All FT faculty and Staff have free use of Adobe Express as well as Acrobat Pro, which can be installed on their SJU-provided computer. Faculty and Staff can also use Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Applications in classrooms and labs on campus.
What changes should you expect with Adobe Desktop Applications?
Any University computer that is issued to a single user (for example, the laptop you receive is only used by you), requires the use of the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop app, which will also require the user to log into using their SJU email address and password. Once you've authenticated with your SJU credentials, you will then be able to download and install any of the Adobe applications that you are entitled to based on your role at the University.
If you're using a general use or student worker computer, you will need to submit a ticket requesting specific Adobe applications to be installed by OIT.
The following guide will help walk you through the process for both PC's and Mac's.
How can you tell if you already have Adobe Desktop Applications?
On Windows 11:
- Click on your Start menu and look for "Adobe". You will see a shortcut like the one pictured below and see which applications have are installed:
On macOS:
- Towards the top, right corner of your Finder, look for this icon:
What if I don't have the Adobe desktop application I am looking for?
What's next?
Once you launch the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app, you'll be presented with the following:
If you choose the option to login with Google or Facebook, you will not be able to access SJU provided software.
- Enter your SJU email address. It will automatically cause this screen to appear:
- Click "Enterprise ID".
- NOTE - if you also use a personal Adobe ID, you can select "Adobe ID", but you will not have access to use any of the software that is provided through SJU's licensing.
- You will then be redirected to sign into the SJU login page:
- Enter your SJU passsword.
- Click "Sign In" or hit Enter/Return on your keyboard.
- You'll also be prompted if you'd like to stay signed in. If this is a public or lab machine, it's recommend that you click No.
- Once successfully logged in, you will be presented with a similar screen shown below:
- This is where you can select any of the Creative Cloud applications that are available to open or install on your SJU-provided computer. You will also be able to perform updates to newer versions once they become available through this app.