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Adobe Creative Cloud Apps and Services

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About Adobe Creative Cloud

Adobe Creative Cloud 2021 is now available for both University and personal use! Below are instructions on how to access and activate this software on both University-owned and personal machines.
 

Available To

Faculty, Staff, Students
 

Getting Started for Faculty & Staff

Faculty and staff are allowed to be logged in to Adobe Creative Cloud on two devices (University-owned or personal) at a time. The below instructions should be used when trying to access Adobe CC on both University-owned and personal machines:

Software Activation Instructions

1

Install Adobe Creative Cloud 2021 by visiting https://creativecloud.adobe.com and click the 'Sign In' link

2

Enter @wright.edu in the email address field -- without anything before the '@', and then click 'Continue'.

3

If prompted, select Company or School Account. You will then be redirected to the Wright State login page; enter your Campus 'w' username and password and click 'Sign On'.

4

On the homepage, click on the 'Apps' link. Installation links for all available applications should be visible there; to download software, click on the link and follow the installation instructions. 

After the installation is complete, the software is now activated. You will not need to reactivate the software when opening Creative Cloud applications in the future. 

All Adobe applications can be installed individually through the Creative Cloud app. To install a specific program, open the Creative Cloud app and make sure All apps is selected in the lefthand sidebar. Click the Install button for the software application to begin the installation process.

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Getting Started for Students

Adobe Creative Cloud is available to all active Wright State students through OnTheHub

Important Notes:

  • Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions expire after one year. To renew your subscription, you must repurchase the software from OnTheHub.
  • College Credit Plus students are not eligible for Adobe Creative Cloud purchases through OnTheHub.

Purchasing and Installing Adobe Creative Cloud

1

Log in to wright.onthehub.com with your Campus 'w' username and password.

2

Search and select Adobe Creative Cloud.

3

Review the price and select Add to Cart.

4

Review your Shopping Cart and select Check Out.

5

You will be directed to a page that gives you details about your Adobe subscription, including the email address you will use to sign in to Adobe, and the date your subscription is good. Click Install.

6

Open the download file and click Sign In. Enter your Wright State email address, and select Company or School Account if prompted; you will then be redirected back to the Wright State log in screen. Enter your Campus 'w' username and password.

7

Follow the steps to finish the installation process for Adobe Creative Cloud.

Public Computers on Campus

CaTS recently deployed Adobe Creative Cloud 2021 to computers located in select campus classrooms and computer labs. This updated version now requires a new process every time you are accessing the software on these machines. 

Software Activation Instructions

1

Open the application from the Start menu (PCs) or Launchpad (Macs).

2

You will be prompted to log in to access the software. On the login window, enter your Wright State email address.

3

Select Company or School Account. You will then be redirected to the Wright State login page.

4

Enter your Campus 'w' username and password.

5

The software is now activated. You will be required to log in every time you are using an Adobe application in a classroom or computer lab with this software upon initial launch.