Adobe Creative Cloud is a powerful set of software tools. The Creative Cloud suite can assist in areas such as web design, image editing, video editing, graphic and art design, desktop publishing, game development, animation, and much more.

All active employees have access to Adobe products—either the full Adobe Creative Cloud Suite or Adobe Acrobat Pro—and can download and install it on a personally owned computer. Adobe Creative Cloud is already installed on 亚色影库-owned office computers. Do not use these steps to install Adobe on an 亚色影库-owned computer.

Students registered in courses that use Adobe as part of their instruction are eligible for Adobe Creative Cloud and are provided access at the beginning of each semester. Instructors of these courses will notify their students accordingly. Students not eligible for this program can get a . If you need the Adobe PDF reader, you can for free.

Employees and Eligible Students: Install Creative Cloud on a personal computer

Thanks to a partnership between the Divisions of Administration and Finance and Academic Affairs, 亚色影库 has joined an optional Pennsylvania State System agreement that permits 亚色影库 employees to obtain licenses for Adobe Creative Cloud. This will allow employees to install Adobe Creative Cloud on a personally owned computer. Eligible students enrolled in specific courses are also eligible for the package.

To install the suite, please complete the following steps to access the Adobe downloads.

  • Browse to .
  • Click the Sign In link in the top right-hand corner.
  • Enter your full 亚色影库 email address. This would be in the format username@iup.edu where your username is what you use to log in to 亚色影库 Services.
    • Do not use your 亚色影库 email alias for this step of the process. The email alias is only used for sending email to your account. If you use the email alias, you will get a free trial version of Adobe.
    • You may see two options: Personal Account or Work or School Account. Select Work or School Account. 
  • Click Continue, then select Company or School Account.
  • You will be prompted by the 亚色影库 Web Single Sign-on. Log in with your 亚色影库 computing account credentials.
  • When logged in, under the Quick links to the right of the screen, click Install Creative Cloud app.
  • If the "Permission May be Required" screen displays, click OK.
  • The Application will begin to download and install.
  • After Creative Cloud is installed, you need to launch it from your desktop.
  • Sign in to the desktop app with your 亚色影库 computing account credentials
  • From the Creative Cloud desktop app, select the applications you want to install (e.g., Lightroom).

Employees logging in to Adobe on an 亚色影库-owned employee PC

As an employee, if you are using an 亚色影库-owned PC and are asked to log in to an Adobe application (such as Acrobat Reader Pro), follow these steps to properly license the product. 

  1. When the sign-in screen appears, enter your full 亚色影库 email address. This would be in the format username@iup.edu where your username is your network username. Click Continue.
    1. Do not use your 亚色影库 email alias for this step of the process. The email alias is only used for sending email to your account.
    2. You may see two options: Personal Account or Work or School Account. Select Work or School Account. 
  2. The standard 亚色影库 WebSO screen will appear. Enter your My亚色影库 credentials and authenticate with Duo. 
  3. After a few moments, you will be signed in to the Adobe application. 

Logging in to Adobe as a student on a lab computer

When using Adobe products on a lab computer, you will be asked to log in:

  1. When the sign-in screen appears, enter your full 亚色影库 email address. This would be in the format username@iup.edu where your username is your network username. Click Continue.
    1. Do not use your 亚色影库 email alias for this step of the process. The email alias is only used for sending email to your account.
    2. You may see two options: Personal Account or Work or School Account. Select Work or School Account. 
  2.  Enter your 亚色影库 credentials and authenticate with Duo. 
  3. After a few moments, you will be signed in to the Adobe application. 

Logging in to Adobe on an office computer as a student employee

For student employees logging in to an office computer, the product will need to be installed with the Adobe shared license. If the product is not installed as such, ask your supervisor to log an ihelp ticket.

If Adobe is installed with a shared license, sign in using the instructions below. 

  1. When the sign-in screen appears, enter your full 亚色影库 email address. This would be in the format username@iup.edu where your username is your network username. Click Continue.
    1. Do not use your 亚色影库 email alias for this step of the process. The email alias is only used for sending email to your account.
    2. You may see two options: Personal Account or Work or School Account. Select Work or School Account. 
  2.  Enter your 亚色影库 credentials and authenticate with Duo. 
  3. After a few moments, you will be signed in to the Adobe application. 

Products included in the Creative Cloud subscription

  • Acrobat Pro

  • Photoshop

  • Illustrator

  • InDesign

  • Premiere Pro

  • After Effects

  • Lightroom

  • XD

  • Animate

  • Lightroom Classic

  • Dreamweaver

  • Dimension

  • Audition

  • InCopy

  • Character Animator

  • Capture

  • Fresco

  • Bridge

  • Adobe Express

  • Premiere Rush

  • Photoshop Express

  • Media Encoder

  • Aero

  • Scan

  • Fill & Sign

  • Acrobat Reader