Adobe applications are now available for users of the WCER Application Delivery Service (ADS) using the Adobe Shared Device License.  This license allows users who are not UW Madison employees (such as students) to use the Adobe software.

Launching Adobe Applications in ADS

Links to Adobe applications in ADS will be in the "Adobe" folder on the main ADS web page after login.

Once you launch the application link, you will be connected to ADS.  If this is the first time you have launched an Adobe application on ADS, you will be asked to sign in to Adobe Creative Cloud.  Since the license being used for Adobe on ADS is tied to the device and not a user, you may periodically need to sign in to Creative Cloud when launching Adobe applications on ADS.

Signing into Adobe Creative Cloud

If you need to sign in to Adobe Creative Cloud, the "Sign in" window will pop up when you launch an Adobe application.

If you have a UW Madison NetID, enter your University E-mail address into the "Email address" field and click "Continue".  You can also sign in with a personal, Google, Facebook, or Apple account.  Since the ADS Adobe applications use device licensing your application permissions will not be tied to your user account.

If you do enter a UW Madison E-mail address, click on "Company or School Account" when asked to select an account type.

Once you have selected "Company or School Account" you should be directed to the UW Madison NetID login page.  Log in with your NetID and NetID password (not your School of Education or WCER account).  You will be prompted to approve the login via Duo if your NetID is configured for Multi-Factor Authentication.

Once the sign-in is complete you will be able to use the Adobe applications on ADS.  As a reminder you may need to repeat the sign-in process periodically due to ADS using the Adobe Shared Device license.