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How to Install Adobe Acrobat Pro DC using Creative Cloud
Follow the instructions below to download & install the Adobe Creative Cloud application which will help you install Acrobat Pro and automatically keep it up to date. These instructions are based off OIT's here.
- Details about Adobe licensing, including who is covered - campus employees have access to Adobe Acrobat Pro for free.
1. Select a license using OIT's Adobe license tool
2. Sign in to Adobe's website
Go to https://creativecloud.adobe.com and log in with your UCI email address in the format UCInetID@uci.edu, then select Continue.
3. Choose the type of Adobe Account
4. UCI Webauth and Duo
You will then be taken to the UCI Webauth page. Enter you UCInetID and password to continue, followed by Duo authentication, if prompted.
5. Find the link to download Creative Cloud
6. Install and run the Creative Cloud app
The Creative Cloud setup file will download. Double-click to run it and follow the prompts to install the Adobe Creative Cloud app.
7. Run Creative Cloud to Install Acrobat Pro DC
Option 1
When you run Creative Cloud, you hopefully see the app “Acrobat DC” listed on the main screen, and you can click the “Install” button as seen here:
Option 2
Otherwise, you should use the search bar at the top to look for “acrobat dc” and click on the search result “Acrobat DC (Desktop)”
And then on the Acrobat DC app details page, click the Install button in the top-right corner
Enable "Native OS Mode" on new Apple Silicon devices
You can verify if you are using an Apple or Intel processor by:
- Click the Apple menu
- Select “About This Mac”
- Look for the “Chip” detail and see if it says Apple or Intel
If your Mac is using an Apple chip, then you should follow the steps at the site below to enable “native OS mode”: