Adobe Creative Cloud Access

LITS has updated its contract with Adobe and secured a site license for Creative Cloud. All users with Hamilton College credentials will have access to these applications, including:

• all public lab computers across campus,
• laptops and desktop machines loaned by Hamilton College to faculty and staff members,
• laptops and desktop machines deployed by Hamilton College to faculty and staff members

Hamilton faculty and staff (only) may also install the Creative Cloud suite on no more than two computers, meaning two computers at the College or  one computer at home in addition to one at the College.   

Accessing Adobe Creative Cloud applications

A new login method will be utilized to install and use Adobe CC software. Users with an existing/old version will need to uninstall and have the new version installed. See instructions below.

Faculty and staff will have access to all applications from Adobe; students will have a limited account which allows for logging in to Creative Cloud in labs and classrooms. Students may also install the Creative Cloud application on a personal computer, but will have access to a very limited suite of Adobe applications.

On lab and classroom computers, applications that are not accessible on a student Creative Cloud account will already be installed on the machine. This includes Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, and others. There will be a prompt to log in when opening these programs. This prompt may reappear after 90 minutes to remind the user to log in again.

Installing Adobe Creative Cloud - Hamilton barcoded computers

Please note that your employee Hamilton credentials can only be used to install Creative Cloud on two machines, either two machines at the College or one at home and one at the College.

Should your employment at Hamilton end, your access to the Adobe Creative Cloud suite will also end.

Macintosh Instructions

1. Open and login to the Self Service application. This is already installed on your Hamilton-barcoded Mac.

2. On the left hand side, click Adobe Apps.

3. Install the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop App. If it is a shared device, such as an intern computer, install the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop App (shared devices).

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Follow the prompts to complete the installation and sign in to Creative Cloud. See Step 3 for Installation on Mac below.

Windows Instructions

1. Open the Software Center application on your Hamilton-barcoded PC.

2. Open and install the Employee Creative Cloud Installer. If you are installing the Creative Cloud suite on a shared device, such as an intern computer, install the Adobe Creative Cloud Multi-User installation.

If you have previous Adobe software installed on your PC, run the Adobe Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool to remove old software.

 

 

 

3. Follow the prompts to complete the installation and sign in to Creative Cloud. See Step 3 for Installation on Windows below.

Installing Adobe Creative Cloud - personal computers

Staff may follow the instructions below to download the Creative Cloud application on their personal machines.

Click here to download the Adobe Creative Cloud Installer.

Macintosh Instructions

1. Download and run the Creative Cloud Installer.

 

 

 

 

 

2. Enter your Hamilton credentials to allow the installation.

 

 

 

 

3. To begin, the installer will ask you to sign in. Enter your Hamilton email address.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. You will be redirected to a Hamilton login page, where you should log in with your Hamilton username and password.

 

 

5. Let the installer run, and once the installation is complete, you will already be logged into Creative Cloud.

Windows Instructions

1. Download and run the Creative Cloud Installer.

2. If you are unable to run the installer by opening it, locate the file in File Explorer and right-click to Run as Administrator.

 

 

 

 

3. To begin, the installer will ask you to sign in. Enter your Hamilton email address.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. You will be redirected to a Hamilton login page, where you should log in with your Hamilton username and password.

 

 

 

5. Let the installer run, and once the installation is complete, you will already be logged into Creative Cloud.

Accessing Adobe Apps on lab machines or Hamilton computers 

1. Log into the lab computer with your Hamilton credentials.

2. Search for Creative Cloud on the machine and open the Creative Cloud application.

3. Enter your Hamilton email address when prompted. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. You will be redirected to a Hamilton login page, where you should log in with your Hamilton username and password. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Once you are successfully signed in to Creative Cloud, you should have access to all Adobe applications on the machine. See the applications folder or search manually for your desired application to access it. Use the most recent (2019) version of the application for the best experience.

For more information on usage of Adobe applications, please contact Research & Instructional Design at (315) 859-4735.