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Adobe Creative Cloud Suite

Before downloading the applications within the Adobe Suite, you may consider using an alternative app, which are often more efficient and less complicated. Here is a list of Adobe app alternatives that OIT recommends.

The Adobe Creative Cloud Suite is available to all current Williams faculty and staff employees directly from Adobe. The suite includes Acrobat DC (Pro), After Effects, Animate, Audition, Bridge, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom Classic, Media Encoder, Photoshop, Prelude, and Premiere Pro, among others.

Employees are able to sign in and download Adobe CC apps on both personal and OIT issued computers. Each user is entitled to two activations per account. Software can be installed on additional computers but a third activation will require the deactivation of one of the two initial activations. Use in multi-user lab or classroom environment will not count as part of the two-activation limit.

If you have the Creative Cloud app installed and a sign-in box appears, select ‘Continue with Google’ or ‘Sign in with an Enterprise ID’ then enter your Williams email address. You will then be directed to a google sign-in page to finish the authentication using your Williams email address and password.

  • Follow these directions if you are installing the Adobe Suite on your own Williams-issued computer or personal computer. For computers shared by multiple users, please contact OIT at x4090 or [email protected].

    1. Download the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application (CCDA)
    2. To start the installation, navigate to your downloads location and run the installer.
    3. Once the CCDA installer starts, you will be presented with a sign-in box.  Select 'Continue with Google' and you will be directed to a Google sign-in page to finish the authentication using your Williams email address and password.  You can also use the 'Sign in with an Enterprise ID' option if you see it.
      Adobe Sign-in box, with arrow pointing to the "Continue with Google" option. Adobe ID sign-in box, with arrows pointing to the "Sign in with an Enterprise ID" link and the "Continue with Google" option.
    4. You may at one time have had a personal Adobe ID set to your Williams email address. If that is the case, you will see the following options. Choose enterprise ID to continue with the Williams license.
    5. The Creative Cloud desktop app will now install. Once successful you can browse, install,uninstall and launch any of the Adobe apps from the CCDA.
    6. To install an app click the app section within the CCDA. Here you will see a list of the available apps. Next to each will be an install, update, or open button depending if you have that app already on your computer. Adobe Choose and Account window, with arrow pointing towards Enterprise ID.

  • Students, Faculty and Staff can access the entire Adobe suite on lab and classroom computers. To do so follow these directions:

    1. Launch the Adobe app you would like to use. You will be presented with a sign in box.  Select "Continue with Google" and you will be directed to a Google sign-in page to finish the authentication using your Williams email address and password.  You can also use the 'Sign in with an Enterprise ID' option if you see it.
      Adobe Sign-in box, with arrow pointing to the "Continue with Google" option. Adobe ID sign-in box, with arrows pointing to the "Sign in with an Enterprise ID" link and the "Continue with Google" option.
    2. You may at one time have had a personal Adobe ID set to your Williams email address. If that is the case, you will see the following options. Choose Enterprise ID to continue with the Williams license.
    3. Once logged in, the app should open and fully function.

Students looking for Adobe apps on a personal device can get a discount directly though Adobe.

If you have any questions or need any help with the Adobe setup please call the help desk (x4090) or submit a ticket at ticket.williams.edu.