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Adobe provides tools that allow you to create PDF files, work with graphics and images, build webpages, edit video, and much more.

Adobe Products for Students and Personal Faculty*/Staff Use

Adobe products for personal use are available for purchase directly through Adobe.

* Faculty can download a free version of Creative Cloud on their personal computers from pitt.onthehub.com. This free version cannot be installed on University-owned equipment.

Adobe Products for Department Use

Some software titles are available at no cost to full-time and part-time University faculty through software.pitt.edu. Additional titles, licensed per person, are available for purchase by departments for installation on University-owned computers.

Product Operating Systems Departmental Purchase Annual Maintenance Renewal Date Media Cost Available through Software Download Service for Faculty
Cost (per user) Includes Home Use Rights

Acrobat Professional DC

Windows/ Macintosh

$50

Yes

June 1

$5

Yes

Captivate 10

Windows/ Macintosh

$50

 Yes June 1 $5 No

Creative Cloud

Windows/Macintosh

$200

Yes

June 1

$21

Yes

Photoshop Elements 16

Windows/ Macintosh

$53

No

Does not expire

$5

No

Premiere Elements 16

Windows/
Macintosh

$53

No

Does not expire

$5

No

Visit Adobe for a list of Adobe Creative Cloud products or complete product information.

Getting started with Creative Cloud

To install Acrobat or Creative Cloud on a user’s dedicated machine, please provide the user's primary University Computing Account (@pitt.edu) when the software is purchased in the Software Store on PantherExpress.  Then, choose an operating system and follow the installation instructions below. For those with last year’s version of Adobe Creative Cloud installed, you do not need to uninstall this version.

Windows

  1. Log in to the Software Download Service at My Pitt.
  2. Click the Software Download Service Login link.
  3. In the “Enter Search term” field type Creative Cloud Enterprise, then click Search All.
    Image to Install Creative Cloud
  4. Choose the Windows version.
  5. Go to Adobe.com and follow the instructions below.
  6. Click SIGN IN at the top right-hand corner.
    Sign in image for Creative Cloud
  7. An Adobe ID Sign in page will open. Select Sign in with an Enterprise ID.
    image showing Enterprise ID selection to sign in to Creative Cloud
  8. At the Enterprise ID Sign in page, enter your username with @pitt.edu and password, then click Sign In.
    Note: Email aliases that you have set up will not work.
    image to enter email and username information for @pitt.edu account
  9. If you get a Window similar to this, choose Enterprise ID >.
    image to select Enterprise ID account
  10. Enter your University Computing Account username and password, then click Submit.
    image for Passport multifactor authentication
    Note: The login use Pitt Passport single sign-on for multifactor authentication.
  11. Click Desktop Apps.
    image for Desktop Apps selection for Creative Cloud
  12. Locate the Creative Cloud icon and click Download.
    image showing Creative Cloud icon in Desktop apps
  13. From the drop-down menu, select Beginner or Experienced based on your comfort level with Creative Cloud.
    image showing Creative Cloud experience and learning
  14. Click Sign in.
    image showing sign in for your 30-day trial period
  15. Sign in again with your University Computing Account username and password.
  16. A Run or Save notification should appear. Select Run.
    image showing run or save options for your Creative Cloud installation
    Note: You may see a message window that asks if you to allow the Creative Cloud Set-Up to run. Select Yes.
    image showing security alert for Creative Cloud installation
  17. The installation will run. Once it is complete, log in using to Creative Cloud using steps 7-10.
  18. Make sure the apps button on the top of the page is selected. You can now update or install any Adobe applications that are displayed. Apps that are listed here can be updated to the latest version.
    image showing apps button is selected for Creative Cloud install

Mac

  1. Log in to the Software Download Service at My Pitt.
  2. Click the Software Download Service Login link.
  3. In the “Enter Search term” field type Creative Cloud Enterprise, then click Search All.
    image showing search result for Creative Cloud
  4. Choose the Macintosh version.
  5. Go to Adobe.com and follow the instructions below.
  6. Click the SIGN IN at the top right-hand corner.
    image showing sign in selection on Adobe Creative Cloud site
  7. An Adobe ID Sign in page will open. Select Sign in with an Enterprise ID.
    image showing Install Creative Cloud sign-in page with Enterprise ID option
  8. At the Enterprise ID Sign in page, enter your username with @pitt.edu and password, then click Sign In.
    Note: Email aliases that you have set up will not work.
    image showing fields for entering username with @pitt.edu and password to sign in to Install Creative Cloud
  9. If you get a Window similar to this, choose Enterprise ID >.
    image showing account choices for sign in to Creative Cloud - use Enterprise ID option
  10. Enter your University Computing Account username and password, then click Submit.
    image showing Passport multifactor authentication screen
    Note: The login uses Pitt Passport single sign-on for multifactor authentication.
  11. Click Desktop Apps.
    image showing desktop apps option for Creative Cloud
  12. Locate the Creative Cloud icon and click Download.
    image showing Creative Cloud as a desktop app
  13. From the drop-down menu, select Beginner or Experienced based on your comfort level with Creative Cloud.
    image showing experience and level options to select for Creative Cloud installation
  14. Click Sign in.
    image showing sign-in options for starting your Creative Cloud installation
  15. Sign in again with your University Computing Account username and password.
  16. A notification should appear saying Creative Cloud is downloading now.
    image showing download of Creative Cloud installation package
  17. Click on the CreativeCloudInstaller.dmg.
  18. Click on Creative Cloud Installer.
    image showing downloaded Creative Cloud installation package for unpacking the installation
  19. You will get a notification asking you if you want to open the Creative Cloud Installer. Click Open.
    image showing security notification for Creative Cloud installation
  20. The installation will run. Once it is complete, log in using steps 7-10.
  21. Make sure the apps button on the top of the page is selected. You can now update or install any Adobe applications that are displayed. Apps that are listed here can be updated to the latest version.
    image showing the apps list for Creative Cloud

To install the software on a shared machine or in a lab environment, please provide the username “labinstall” when the software is purchased in the Software Store on PantherExpress and install the software from the software download site (or purchase the software on either a USB key or a CD for Acrobat).

More Ways to Get the Most from Adobe

University faculty and staff can take advantage of free professional development courses, obtain teaching materials, and connect with expert users of Adobe software with the Adobe Education Exchange.

Learn More

  1. Go to http://edex.adobe.com and click the sign-in button in the top menu.
  2. Enter your Pitt email address and click Sign in.
  3. Select Enterprise ID for account type.
  4. Enter your Pitt username and password, then login.
  5. At the welcome screen, begin exploring the site.
    image of the Adobe Education Exchange Welcome Page