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NOTE: This page is being developed and updated. It is currently enabled for review purposes and assistance with Faculty/Staff installations.
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By default, all faculty and staff at the college (who have a college-provided laptop) have Acrobat Adobe Reader installed. Adobe Reader allows for the opening of PDF files. For any other Adobe products or to make modifications to a PDF, a license must be purchased via departmental funds after acquiring a quote from OIT at quoterequest@valenciacollege.edu and purchasing a license.
NOTE: If you wish to skip to the Adobe Software Login & Installation Methods, click here. If you would like to learn additional information about Adobe Creative Cloud and related products, such as Adobe Acrobat 2020, see below.
What is Adobe Creative Cloud?
Adobe Creative Cloud provides apps, web services, and resources for your creative projects, including tools for photography, graphic design, video editing, UX design, drawing and painting, social media, and more.
Adobe Creative Cloud apps
The table below shows some examples of the individual apps within Adobe Create Cloud.
NOTE: The apps available within Adobe Creative Cloud will depend on your license.
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Adobe Creative Cloud App
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What it’s for
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Job titles/functions
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Acrobat Pro
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PDF solution for desktop, web, and mobile
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Business owners, sales reps, sales enablement content manager, HR manager, marketer
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Photoshop
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Creating graphics, photos, drawings, and paintings on desktop or iPad
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Graphic designer, photographer, marketer, artist, brand specialist
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Illustrator
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Creating designs, illustrations, and vector graphics on desktop or iPad
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Animator, concept artist, fashion designer, marketer, web designer, brand specialist
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Premiere Pro
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Editing videos and films with professional quality
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Video editor, video manager, animator, motion graphics designer
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InDesign
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Designing and laying out pages for print and digital media
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Graphic designer, digital designer, marketer, technical illustrator, copywriter, desktop publisher
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After Effects
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Creating motion graphics and visual effects for film, TV, video, and web
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Visual artist, animator, video editor, motion graphics designer, UX designer
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InCopy
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Editing text and modifying layouts, without affecting designs
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Graphic designer, copywriter, copyeditor
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Lightroom
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Editing, organizing, storing photos from desktop, web, and mobile
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Photographer, photo editors, artist, graphic or digital designer
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Adobe Stock
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Accessing royalty-free assets for creative projects
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Graphic designer, photographer, photo editor, graphic or digital designer
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Dreamweaver
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Designing and developing responsive websites
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Web designer, web developer
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Animate
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Designing interactive vector animations for multiple platforms
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Animator, cartoonist, web designer
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Substance 3D Collection
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Modeling, texturing, and render 3D assets and scenes
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3D designer, architect, game designer
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What is Adobe Acrobat 2020?
Acrobat 2020 is the latest perpetual version of Acrobat. It's the complete desktop solution for working with PDF documents. Acrobat 2020 simplifies everyday PDF tasks and includes many productivity enhancements when working with PDFs from your desktop.
You can work with Acrobat 2020 on the desktop only. Alternatively, purchase an Acrobat subscription to take advantage of extra capabilities made possible by Adobe Document Cloud services.
Here are just a few things that you can do with Acrobat 2020:
- Instantly edit scanned documents: Turn paper scans into editable PDFs with automatic font matching, so new edits blend right in.
- Create protected PDFs: Create high-quality PDF files from Acrobat or popular Microsoft® Office apps. Add restrictions to prevent others from copying, editing, or printing sensitive information.
- Edit PDF text and images: Use a familiar point-and-click interface to edit PDF documents intuitively— right within Acrobat.
- Export PDFs to Office: Convert PDFs to Word, Excel, or PowerPoint formats while preserving fonts, formatting, and layouts.
- Work with Dropbox, Box, and OneDrive: Access, edit, and store files in your Dropbox, Box, or Microsoft® OneDrive account while working in Acrobat 2020.
- Sign anything: Fill, sign, and send forms fast with smart autofill.
- Delete sensitive information: Find and get rid of text, images, or even metadata—permanently.
Adobe Software Login & Installation Methods:
NOTE: Adobe currently only offers subscription licenses for products; these can be accessed using the installation instructions below for Creative Cloud.
Adobe Creative Cloud Installation Creative Cloud Desktop Software - PC
- This software will allow installation of Adobe Products on Windows Devices depending on your license/subscription.
Examples: Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere, etcetera.
Adobe Creative Cloud Installation Creative Cloud Desktop Software - Apple/Mac
- This software will allow installation of Adobe Products on Apple/Mac devices. Based on your license/subscription.
Examples: Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere, etcetera.
Adobe Acrobat Cloud Installation - PC
- These instructions will allow installation of Adobe Acrobat on PC/Windows devices through Adobe Creative Cloud, based on your license/subscription.
Adobe Acrobat Cloud Installation - Apple/Mac
NOTE: See installation instructions below for those who previously purchased or are grandfathered in with the perpetual Adobe Acrobat 2020 License.
Adobe Acrobat 2020 installation - PC
Adobe Acrobat 2020 Installation - Apple/Mac
Adobe Acrobat 2020 Installation
Note: Before starting, make sure all office applications are closed, e.g., Outlook, Word, Etcetera.
To Start, open Software Center by clicking the Start menu and typing Software. Then click the icon for Software Center as shown below:
Step 1: The main screen for Software Center should show up as shown below:
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If you don't see Adobe Acrobat 2020 on this screen, click the search box in the top right, type Adobe, and press enter. It should show up after the search so that you can click on the Adobe Acrobat 2020 icon.
Step 4: Click the install button to start the installation process.
Step 5: The installation process should start as shown below. The status will continue updating till complete.
Step 6: Once the installation is complete. You can open Adobe Acrobat 2020 by clicking the Adobe Acrobat 2020 icon on the desktop.
Alternatively, you can click the start menu and type Adobe, then click the Adobe Acrobat 2020 icon.
Step 7: When initially opening, it will show an Adobe splash screen; as indicated on the screen, click continue.
Step 8: Prompt to make Adobe Acrobat the default PDF application may come up. Click Yes and/or Continue to any prompts that come up.
Step 9: Follow the prompts on the screen to select and change the default software for PDFs to Adobe Acrobat 2020. You can click OK to close the window(s) once Adobe Acrobat 2020 has been selected and/or changed.
Step 10: Adobe Acrobat 2020 will require you to sign in to verify your licensed software. You will likely see a prompt as shown below. If so click sign in.
If you don't see a prompt as shown above, you can click the Help menu near the top and select Sign in.
Use your Valencia email address to sign in. Example: YourUsername1@valenciacollege.edu
Step 11: Type in YOUR Valencia email address.
Step 12: Select Company or School Account
Step 13: The licensing should now be completed, and Adobe Acrobat 2020 is ready for use. You can confirm this by selecting the Help menu and making sure YOUR Valencia email address is noted under Manage My Account, as noted in the example below.
Installation and Setup of Creative Cloud and Adobe Acrobat 2020 - Apple/Mac
Note: The instructions below were done in Safari but should be similar to those used in other browsers.
Open your preferred web browser and go to: https://creativecloud.adobe.com/ and under the “Download Creative Cloud” section click the “Download” button.
If prompted, click “Allow.”
The file will download and can selected through your browser by clicking to see recently downloaded files and clicking the filename from there. Note: It should also appear in your downloads folder, so you can use Finder on the taskbar to select it from there.
After clicking on the file, you will be prompted with instructions to double click the adobe icon in the box that popped up. Double click the icon to start the installation.
NOTE: A security box may pop up requesting confirmation. If so, click “Open” to continue. Similarly, another security box may pop up indicating confirmation to access your downloads folder. Click “OK” to continue.
NOTE: The next screen will indicate that you will need to type your system password on the upcoming screen This will be what you use to login to your device. Hit “Continue” to proceed.
The first box should already contain your username used to log in to your Mac. In the second box, type your system password.
An Adobe login screen will pop up. Type your Valencia email address and click “Continue” to proceed.
A Valencia College Authentication screen will pop up. As indicated on the screen, type your email address again and click “Next” to proceed.
You will receive the standard MFA prompt to confirm the code in your Microsoft Authenticator app. Whatever number comes up on screen for you is what you would use to confirm within the Microsoft Authenticator App to continue.
The install process should begin. You can choose to answer, skip, or answer the following questions and “Continue” as applicable.
Once the installation is completed, the Adobe Creative Cloud app will open automatically, and you can click “Done” in the pop-up welcome window.
By default, it will select “All Apps” on the left, showing the applications you can download to your device onscreen.
NOTE: This screen will show any Adobe applications already installed and any applications available for installation based on your license.
To install an application, click “install” below the application you wish to install. It will start the installation on your device.
Any installed applications can then, based on your preference, be opened through the Adobe Creative Cloud App by clicking “Open” next to the software listing, selected n your applications folder using Finder on the taskbar, or using Launchpad in the taskbar.
Adobe Creative Cloud Installation Creative Cloud Desktop Software
To Start, open Software Center by clicking the Start menu and typing Software. Then click the icon for Software Center as shown below:
Step 1: The main screen for Software Center should show up as shown below:
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If you don't see Adobe Creative Cloud on this screen, you can click the search box in the top right and type Adobe and press enter. It should show up on the search, so you can click on the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop App icon.
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Click Install to start the installation
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The installation will proceed from there:
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Once the installation is completed, if the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop App doesn't open automatically, you can open in through several ways:
- By Clicking the Desktop Icon:
- By clicking the tray Icon:
- By using the start menu to type adobe, and selecting the Adobe Creative Cloud Icon:
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Once opened, you will be prompted to sign in to the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop App using your Valencia Email address:
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Click Company or School Account:
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You may be prompted for your MFA information. Follow the usual MFA process to authenticate to this Valencia resource as shown on your screen:
(You can then open up the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop App using the methods shown previously.)
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When Adobe Creative cloud Desktop App opens up it will give various options, including options to install software you have access to:
Adobe Acrobat Cloud Installation - PC
NOTE: If you haven't installed Adobe Creative Cloud, please go through that process by clicking this link and following the steps for your device (Windows or Apple PC).
Step 1: Once Adobe Creative Cloud software is installed on your Windows based PC, you will have several options to open up the software, as seen below.
Desktop Icon - Double-click the Adobe Creative Cloud icon on your desktop to open the software.
Start Menu - Alternatively, you can click the start menu and type Adobe or Adobe Creative Cloud for the icone to pop up. Once it does you can click on it to open the Adobe CC software.
NOTE: The main Adobe CC screen will open up, and, by default, should show all the applications. If, for some reason, it does not or you need to go back and show the available applications, you can click the "Apps" icon on the left-hand side of the screen and select "All Apps" next to it to show all the available applications. See below for reference.
Step 2: To install Adobe Acrobat find and select the install button under and to the right of the Acrobat text and icon as shown below. Then click install.
NOTE: The install process will initiate and show "installing" and its progress. It may take a few minutes to install as shown below.
Step3: Once the installation completes, you can click "Open" through the Adobe CC software to open Adobe Acrobat
NOTE: You can also search for Adobe Acrobat by clicking the Start menu icon, typing Adobe or Adobe Acrobat in the search menu, and clicking to open it. Alternatively, you can click on the options to the right to pin it to your start menu or taskbar for easier future accessibility.
NOTE: Items below are currently under development
Adobe Acrobat Cloud Installation - Apple/Mac
NOTE: If you haven't installed Adobe Creative Cloud on your device, please click this link to do so for your device
Step 1:
NOTE: Once installed, Adobe Creative Cloud can be opened on an Apple/Mac PC in multiple ways.
There may be an icon on your desktop that you can double click on to open
Or... It may also be pinned to your taskbar, usually on the bottom of your screen. 
You can also use finder in the taskbar to open your applications menu. 
Then click the word "Applications" on the left and find the "Adobe Creative Cloud" folder and double click on it.
You will then see the "Adobe Creative Cloud" shortcut, which you can double click on to open the Adobe Creative Cloud software.
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Once Adobe is open you should see a screen similar to below. If prompted to sign in make sure to use your full Valencia email address and password.
To install Adobe Acrobat, look for it in the listing of applications in the Adobe Creative Cloud Software. It should look like the picture below. If it indicates"Open" instead of "Install" it is already installed on your device.
NOTE: If you don't see Acrobat as shown below make sure the options "Apps" and "All Apps" are selected as shown highlighted above in black.
Once you click the "Install" button it should start showing a progress indicator as shown below.
Once installed you can click open as shown below.
NOTE: Acrobat can also be opened using finder the the Mac's toolbar and selecting applications on the left, or clicking the magnifying glass icon to do a spotlight search for Acrobat.