Adobe Products for Faculty & Staff

Weber State University is pleased to offer Adobe products to faculty and staff. All employees, including student workers, are eligible to request an Adobe license. If you are a student, go to our Adobe Products for Students webpage.

There are three types of Adobe licenses:

Adobe Express Premium - All eligible faculty and staff have access to Adobe Express Premium. Although Adobe Express is free, this license gives access to all of the Express Premium templates and tools. This license only includes Adobe Express.

Adobe Acrobat Pro - This license includes Acrobat Pro only with all features to edit, organize, manage PDFs and create and sign forms. (Acrobat Sign must still be requested separately.)

Adobe Creative Cloud - This is the license we have had up to this point. Only this type includes tools such as InDesign, Photoshop, Audition and Premiere Pro. This license also includes both Express Premium and Acrobat Pro.

If you require assistance or have any questions, please contact the IT Service Desk.

How do I request an Adobe license?

Express Premium: All eligible faculty and staff have access to Adobe Express Premium.

Acrobat Pro or Creative Cloud: All faculty and staff, including student workers, will need to request a new Adobe Acrobat Pro or Creative Cloud license annually starting Jan. 1, 2025. Licenses can be requested by visiting weber.edu/adobe.

How do I install Adobe applications?

Faculty and staff can download and install Adobe apps onto any number of devices but will only be able to use two devices simultaneously. The installation can be performed on WSU-owned Windows computers, WSU-owned Mac computers, and personally-owned computers.

Note: Adobe Express is accessed through the web and does not require a download or installation. Simply visit express.adobe.com, sign in with your Weber email address, and click "Work or School Account" if prompted.

 For WSU-owned Windows computers:

  1. Click the Start menu and open the Software Center program.
  2. Find Adobe NUL CC Desktop Application in the list and click Install.
  3. Once the install is finished, click the Start menu and open the Adobe Creative Cloud program.
  4. On the Sign In prompt, enter your Weber State employee email address (e.g. WaldoWildcat@weber.edu) and click Continue.
    • Note: Student workers will need to use their Weber State student email address (e.g. WaldoWildcat@mail.weber.edu).
  5. Select Company or School Account.
    • Note: Be careful not to accidentally select Personal Account which is a non-WSU Adobe account.
  6. On the WSU CAS page, enter your regular Wildcat username and password and click Log In.
  7. Once signed in, click the Apps tab and click Install next to the application you have a license for.

 For WSU-owned Mac computers:

  1. Go to Applications and open the Self Service application.
  2. Find Adobe NUL CC Desktop Application in the list and click Install.
  3. Once the install is finished, go to Applications and open the Adobe Creative Cloud application.
  4. On the Sign In prompt, enter your Weber State employee email address (e.g. WaldoWildcat@weber.edu) and click Continue.
    • Note: Student workers will need to use their Weber State student email address (e.g. WaldoWildcat@mail.weber.edu).
  5. Select Company or School Account.
    • Note: Be careful not to accidentally select Personal Account which is a non-WSU Adobe account.
  6. On the WSU CAS page, enter your regular Wildcat username and password and click Log In.
  7. Once signed in, click the Apps tab and click Install next to the application you have a license for.

For assistance with your campus computers, contact your CTC or the IT Service Desk.

For personally owned computers:

  1. Go to www.Adobe.com and click Sign In in the upper-right.
  2. On the Adobe Sign In page, enter your Weber State employee email address (e.g. WaldoWildcat@weber.edu) and click Continue.
    • Note: Student workers will need to use their Weber State student email address (e.g. WaldoWildcat@mail.weber.edu).
  3. Select Company or School Account.
    • Note: Be careful not to accidentally select Personal Account which is a non-WSU Adobe account.
  4. On the WSU CAS page, enter your regular Wildcat username and password and click Log In.
  5. Under the Creative Cloud section, click Download Apps.
  6. Click the Install button next to the application you have a license for to begin downloading the application.
  7. Once the download is completed, open the downloaded file to begin the install.
  8. Once the install is finished, the application will open on its own and be available in your All Programs or Applications.
    • Note: If you have the Creative Cloud license, an application called Adobe Creative Cloud will be installed. You can use this app to install additional Adobe Creative Cloud applications without going to Adobe's website as well as apply software updates to any Creative Cloud applications you have installed.