Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Student Instructions

1. Access Adobe Creative Cloud: Open your web browser and navigate to the Adobe Creative Cloud website: https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud.html.
2. Click on “Sign In”: Locate the “Sign In” link at the top right corner of the page and click on it.
3. Sign in using your PCC Email Address: Enter your email address into the prompt
   1. Do not use “Continue with Google” to access your PCC-licensed Adobe Creative Cloud account. 
4. Selecting your account: You may have a personal Adobe account, and an account provided to you by PCC or your employer. Here, you can select the appropriate account that applies to you and the email address you entered. For your PCC Adobe account, you will want to select Company or School account.
5. Enter your School/Institution’s Credentials: You’ll be redirected to PCC’s sign-in page. Here, you can just enter your school or institution-provided username and password.
6. Grant Permissions (If prompted): Adobe Creative Cloud may request permission to access certain information from your school or institution, such as your name and email address. Review the permissions requested and grant access if necessary.
7. Access Adobe Creative Cloud Apps: Once you’ve successfully authenticated through Single Sign-On, you’ll be redirected back to Adobe Creative Cloud. You should now have access to all the Adobe Creative Cloud apps and services associated with your school or institution’s account.

Staff Instructions

1. Access Adobe Creative Cloud: Open your web browser and visit the Adobe Creative Cloud website.
2. Click on “Sign In”: Locate the “Sign In” link at the top right corner of the page and click on it.
3. Sign in using your PCC Email Address: Enter your email address into the prompt.
   1. Do not use “Continue with Google” to access your PCC-licensed Adobe Creative Cloud account.
4. Selecting your account: You may have a personal Adobe account, and an account provided to you by PCC or your employer. Here, you can select the appropriate account that applies to you and the email address you entered. For your PCC Adobe account, you will want to select Company or School account.
5. Enter your School/Institution’s Credentials: You’ll be redirected to PCC’s sign-in page. Here, you can just enter your school or institution-provided username and password.
6. Authenticate: Depending on your school’s security settings, you may need to complete an additional step to verify your identity, such as entering a verification code sent to your email or mobile device.
7. Grant Permissions (If prompted): Adobe Creative Cloud may request permission to access certain information from your school or institution, such as your name and email address. Review the permissions requested and grant access if necessary.
8. Access Adobe Creative Cloud Apps: Once you’ve successfully authenticated through Single Sign-On, you’ll be redirected back to Adobe Creative Cloud. You should now have access to all the Adobe Creative Cloud apps and services associated with your school or institution’s account.

Computer Lab Login

1. Open Adobe Desktop App, click Sign In
2. Enter your PCC email address, and click Continue
3. If prompted, select Company or School Account option
4. Input your PCC credentials at the PCC Single Sign-On screen
5. Click the Portland Community College option
6. Upon Adobe login, students should be able to download CC products and use them as needed.

PCC Owned Device Install (Windows/Mac)

If you are installing Adobe CC on a PCC-owned device, follow the instructions for using KACE or JAMF self-service.

From a Personal Computer – Logging into Adobe CC

1. Download and install the Adobe CC Desktop App software
2. Open Adobe CC Desktop App, click Sign In
3. Enter your PCC email address, and click Continue
4. When prompted, select Company or School Account option
5. Click Student Licensing – PCC option
   • If you have multiple licenses, whether through your work or personal licenses, you will want to select “Student Licensing – PCC” to access the PCC-provided student licensing.
6. Input your PCC credentials at the PCC Single Sign-On screen
7. Upon Adobe login, students should be able to download CC products and use them as needed.

Student Request Procedure

To provide a student with access to Adobe CC you must request access using the PCC student software request form. You can find instructions for completing this on our Adobe CC spaces page (employee only).