Adobe Creative Cloud and Acrobat (Faculty/Staff Only)
Adobe Creative Cloud and Acrobat software is now available to all Faculty and Staff at Montclair State University. Applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, and many more can be installed on your university-issued Mac or PC via the Creative Cloud Application. As a Faculty or Staff member, you are also entitled to use Adobe Acrobat and Creative Cloud on two concurrent devices. Follow the directions in the User Quick Guide (linked below) on page 6 – Access via creativecloud.adobe.com for information on installing the product on a personal device.
All faculty and staff university-owned Windows and Apple computers will continue to have Acrobat DC installed by default, which allows for the editing and creation of PDF documents.
Benefits on Named User Licensing
We have recently released the self-service model for Adobe products, some benefits include:
- Storage of up to 100GB of data in cloud-based storage. (For details of what is allowed to be stored, please review our Data Classification and Handling Policy)
- Download, install, and update your apps through the Apps tab without IT intervention.
- Organize and share your files through the work tab.
- Change the install language, launch settings, auto-update options, and notifications.
Open the Creative Cloud Application on your device for a complete list of all available applications included in our license. For additional information, please contact the IT Service Desk at 973-655-7971, option 1, or your local technology team.
Documentation
- Adobe User Guide (Self-Service)
- To access via the Creative Cloud Application (PC and MacOS) – Page 3
- To access via creativecloud.adobe.com – Page 6
- Managing Application Installation and Updates – Page 8
- If you get the Limit reached dialogue (PC) – Page 10
- If you get the Limit reached dialogue (MAC) – Page:11