Activating and Installing Adobe Creative Cloud

NOTE: For issues regarding your Adobe license, contact DIT’s Support Helpdesk.

Instructions for Faculty, Staff, and Students

You no longer need to create a seperate Adobe ID or Adobe product key for Creative Cloud. Instead you use your Directory ID through Adobe’s Enterprise Login system.

Division of IT’s page on logging into Adobe Creative Cloud

1. Open the Adobe Creative Cloud application from your computer, or visit the Adobe Account Login page using web browser.
2. Enter your university email address in the username field: directoryID@umd.edu
3. The Adobe Enterprise Login page may open. If the Adobe Enterprise Login page does not open, click Sign in with an Enterprise ID.
4. If prompted to Choose an Account for Page, select Enterprise Account.
5. The Central Authentication Service will open. Enter your Directory ID and Password. Click Login.

DIT Installation Guides

Download and Install Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop on Macintosh and Windows