- If you are an employee and completed Step 1 from KB0017960 to request a license, the successful completion of that process has brought you to this page.
- If you are a student please follow the instructions in KB0020806 to access Adobe applications.
You are now ready to download and install the software. Follow the instructions below to complete the process and begin using the software.
Note: If you already have the current version of the software installed on your computer, you generally do not need to download and install it again. Launch the desired application and login with your ND NetID and password to begin using it.
Step 2: Download Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application and Sign In with Your Notre Dame Account
Note: Installing this software may require Admin rights on your machine. If you do not have admin rights, please contact the Help Desk at 574-631-8111 or by chat at servicenow.nd.edu for assistance.
- Visit adobe.com
- Click Sign In in the upper right corner of the screen
- Enter your netid@nd.edu in the email address field and click Continue
- Note: Do not click "Continue with Google" - this will create a Google account rather than using your ND license
- Log in using your standard username and password if prompted
- Under Your Services click Open
- Under Creative Cloud click Get App
- Click Download in the upper right corner of the screen
- Run the file that downloaded to install the Creative Cloud app
- Click the Creative Cloud icon, located in the taskbar (Windows) or Apple menu bar (Mac OS), to open the Creative Cloud desktop app.
- Click the profile icon and choose Sign in. If the only option you have is Sign Out, choose to Sign Out, and then choose to Sign In again. At the sign in screen click the link for Sign in with an Enterprise ID
- In the field labeled Email address or domain name, enter your NetID@nd.edu and either press Tab or click on Sign in with an Enterprise ID button.
- You will now see the Notre Dame login screen. Enter your NetID and password and click Sign in
- If you are prompted for two step login, respond to the prompt.
- You can now use the desired Adobe Creative Cloud application.
Step 3: Download any other Adobe apps via the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application
After you’ve successfully installed the software and logged in, you can download and install Adobe applications that are part of the Creative Cloud suite from within the Creative Cloud desktop application by using the All Apps menu and choosing Install next to any of those applications.