Student Solutions Centre

MacOS - Install Adobe Creative Cloud and Apps

This guide outlines how to install Adobe Creative Cloud for MacOS and the apps that come with it.


If you are using a Day Loan or a Long Term Loan, this guide does not apply. Please come to IT to get Adobe Creative Cloud and it’s apps installed.

Step 1

Go to the Adobe Creative Cloud download page.

Step 2

Click “Download Creative Cloud”.

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Step 3

You will be prompted to allow the download. Click allow, and once it has downloaded, the .dmg file will appear in the bottom right corner of your screen.

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Step 4

After clicking on the .dmg, the Adobe Creative Cloud installer will launch. Double-click the installer to start the install. You will be prompted to approve the opening of the app. Click Open.


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Step 5

When the “Account authentication” prompt appears, enter the password you use to log onto your laptop.

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Step 6

You will then be prompted to sign in so that you can install Adobe Creative Cloud. Enter your firstname.lastname@shc.tas.edu.au, and your Josie password. It will now start installing.

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Step 7

When it has finished installing, it will launch the app. Click on the Apps tab on the left side of the screen.

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From here, you can install any Adobe Creative Cloud app you’d like.