Overview
In most cases, Dornsife faculty and staff who need Adobe Creative Cloud applications should purchase an individual user license. This license allows one person to install and use Adobe applications on one or multiple computers.
In specific circumstances, Dornsife faculty and staff may prefer to purchase a shared workstation license. This license is assigned to a computer instead of a person: multiple people can use the license, but only on the computer to which the license was assigned. For instance, this license may be useful for research labs where a computer has been reserved for specific functions and is used by multiple students to perform those functions.
Information
Adobe Creative Cloud individual user license
Adobe Creative Cloud shared workstation license
How to purchase a license
https://dtssupport.usc.edu/support/catalog/items/42 ($65/year)
https://dtssupport.usc.edu/support/catalog/items/243 ($65/year)
Who can use the license
Only the person to whom the license is assigned, but they can be signed in on up to two computers at a time
Anyone who is authorized to use the computer
How to install software after purchase
Installing Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe Acrobat Pro
See "
Installing Adobe applications on a shared workstation" below
Obtaining an Adobe shared workstation license
The steps for this process are:
- A Dornsife faculty or staff member requests an Adobe shared workstation license for a Dornsife-managed computer.
- DTS processes the order and deploys Adobe Creative Cloud (Adobe CC) to the requested computer.
- Anyone authorized to use the computer can now access Adobe CC and install Adobe applications on the computer.
Installing Adobe applications on a shared workstation
Once Adobe CC has been deployed to the computer, anyone authorized to use the computer can follow the steps below. Each individual will need to install the Adobe applications they need to their own account on the computer:
Quick guide
- Log into the computer.
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Windows PC: Use your Dornsife Account (same username and password as your USC NetID). If you do not have one, you can request a Dornsife Account online.
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Mac: Use your local computer account.
- Open Adobe CC.
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Windows 11 PC: Click the Windows Start
icon. In the search bar, type Adobe Creative Cloud.
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Windows 10 PC: In the Windows Start menu search bar, type Adobe Creative Cloud.
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Mac: Open Finder. Go to Applications > Adobe Creative Cloud.
- You are prompted to sign in with your Adobe account (aka Adobe ID) using your email address.
- If you haven't used Adobe CC before: Click Create an account to set up a free Adobe ID. Use your @usc.edu email address; the password does not have to be your USC NetID passphrase.
- If you can't remember your Adobe password: Click Reset your password on the password screen.
- Allow about 15 seconds for the Adobe CC home screen to load. Then, click Install for each application you need.
- Once installation completes (about 5–10min), the application moves from the "Available in your plan" section to the "Installed" section above it. Click Open to begin using the application.
Detailed guide (with screenshots)
- Log into the computer.
-
Windows PC: Use your Dornsife Account (same username and password as your USC NetID). If you do not have one, you can request a Dornsife Account online.
-
Mac: Use your local computer account.
- Open Adobe CC.
-
Windows 11 PC: Click the Windows Start icon. In the search bar, type Adobe Creative Cloud.
-
Windows 10 PC: In the Windows Start menu search bar, type Adobe Creative Cloud.
-
Mac: Open Finder. Go to Applications > Adobe Creative Cloud.
- You are prompted to sign into your Adobe account (aka Adobe ID) using your email address.
- If you haven't used Adobe CC before: Click Create an account to set up a free Adobe ID. Use your @usc.edu email address; the password does not have to be your USC NetID passphrase.
- If you can't remember your Adobe password: Click Reset your password on the password screen.
- Allow about 15 seconds for the Adobe CC home screen to load. Then, click Install for each application you need.
- Once installation completes (about 5–10min), the application moves from the "Available in your plan" section to the "Installed" section above it. Click Open to begin using the application.