Notice 11/17/2023
Penn College supplies Adobe Creative cloud licenses in partnership with Penn State. All current Penn State-issued Adobe Creative Cloud licenses will be suspended on December 17, 2023, making all Adobe accounts inaccessible. Beginning on December 18, a new, no-cost Penn State-issued license must be requested from Penn State Software based on academic or workplace needs. Penn State-issued Adobe Creative Cloud licenses will not be granted for personal use.
Overview
Access to the Adobe Creative Cloud can be requested through the Penn State Software Store. Creative Cloud products include Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat Pro and a wide assortment of other design and productivity software titles. For a complete listing check Adobe's catalog.
Creative Cloud is currently offered to Penn College students and faculty free of charge.
Instructions
Step 1.
Access the Adobe PSU Download, then click on "Sign Up For Free".
Step 2.
On the next page click on the "Penn College" button.
Step 3.
you may be prompted to log in with your Penn College credentials and click "Login".
Step 4.
Once logged in, click on the "Order" button under "Install Creative Cloud".
Step 5.
After you've hit "Order". It will take you to a page where it states that your order has been confirmed and further instructions will be sent to you via email. The email will be from "Penn State Software".
Step 6.
After about up to four hours you should receive a second email from "Adobe Creative Cloud" letting you know that you now have access to the service and how to proceed further.
Step 7.
Once you click "Get Started" it will prompt you to sign in. Sign in with your Penn College credentials. Once you put in your email, it will either redirect you to the Penn College login page to continue signing in or it will automatically log you in.
Step 8.
Once you successfully sign in. Click on this link to start the download for the Creative Cloud suite.
Step 9.
Follow the on screen instructions to save your download and open it.
Step 10.
Once the download is opened, it will prompt you to sign in. Again, sign in with your Penn College credentials.
Step 11.
Once signed in click on "Start installing".
Wait for the install to finish.
Step 12.
Once the install is finished, you will be shown a list of applications that you can install. The Creative Cloud acts as a hub for all of Adobe's products. Here you will be able to install all of the apps that they offer. To do so, find the app you want, click "Install". After it installs, the button will say "Open" and then you can start using your app.
And then you should be good to go!