Adobe: Creative Cloud Quick Start Guide

The Adobe Creative Cloud and its products are available on macOS and Windows. Adobe Creative Cloud is a suite of Adobe applications including:

  • Acrobat (the full-featured version of Acrobat, which allows editing)
  • Illustrator
  • InDesign
  • Photoshop
  • Premiere

Getting Started

  1. Do you need a special license?
  2. Acquire a License for the product you need:
  3. Download the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application
  4. Install Adobe Applications from Creative Cloud
  5. Access Adobe Cloud Storage

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Need Help?

Please contact the ITS Helpdesk for assistance: go.carleton.edu/helpdesk or 507-222-5999

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