Can I use Adobe Acrobat without cloud?

All Michigan Medicine faculty, staff, and students can access the following Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Creative Cloud.

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is installed and updated monthly on HITS CoreImage computers. It does not require a login.  

Michigan Medicine users can access many Adobe Creative Cloud products without purchasing or manually installing them by accessing the Creative Cloud Desktop Application (CCDA). Following a one-time access request, the CCDA can be accessed anytime using HITS-managed devices including PCs, Macs, and mobile devices, by logging in with your "@umich" email address and UMICH (Level-1) password.

Do you only need to view, print, or comment on PDFs?

If you only need to view, print, or comment on PDFs, use Adobe Acrobat Reader. On Berkeley Desktop computers, use "BigFix" or "Self Service" to install Adobe Acrobat Reader. For computers without Berkeley Desktop, download Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Who is Eligible for Adobe

Instructions

To use Adobe Creative Cloud, you must:

  1. Activate Adobe Creative Cloud (use @berkeley.edu address)
  2. If you don't already have it installed, install Adobe Creative Cloud 
    • (Faculty Staff Instructions|Student instructions)
  3. Sign in with @berkeley.edu address (choose “Company or School Account”)

Note:

  • Activation expires August of 2023, after which re-activation is needed
  • It may take up to 4 hours after activation before Adobe Creative Cloud can be used

Uninstallation

In order to uninstall Adobe Creative Cloud, you must uninstall all the Adobe apps first. You will not be able to uninstall Adobe Creative Cloud if there are apps still installed on your computer.

More about Adobe

Data Security

Creative Cloud Storage is not suitable for data classified as sensitive, including certain personally identifiable human subject data. Any data stored here should be intended for public access (Protection Level P1). See: Data Classification Standard(link is external).

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Do you need Adobe Creative Cloud for Acrobat?

Acrobat Pro is available through Adobe Creative Cloud, which provides access to the latest versions of Creative applications on a membership basis. Many Adobe Creative Cloud plans include Acrobat Pro with Adobe Acrobat online services.

Is there a non cloud version of Adobe Acrobat?

Yes. Acrobat 2020 desktop software is available as a one-time purchase. It does not include quarterly Acrobat feature enhancements or access to premium Adobe Document Cloud services like Acrobat Sign via your web browser and mobile devices.

Can I uninstall Creative Cloud and keep Acrobat?

So, if you're planning on uninstalling Adobe Creative Cloud, you can still keep Photoshop and all of your other Adobe applications. Just make sure to back up your files before you uninstall so that you don't lose any important work.

Can you use Adobe Acrobat offline?

Also, most of the common office software suites don't require an internet connection. Adobe Acrobat, for example, lets you work on PDFs offline.