Adobe for CU Anschutz Students

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Create amazing work for school and beyond with Adobe products. Make the most of the free Adobe Express account the university offers students who need it. Limited availability so please only request Adobe Express if you need it for your coursework. For more information, scroll down for detailed instructions in the full description.

Request an Adobe Express license from OnTheHub software store

Welcome to Adobe

Students on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus can request an Adobe Express license for coursework at no cost. There are limited licenses available so please be sure it is necessary for your coursework completion before submitting a request.

If a student requires the full Adobe Creative Cloud, they need a sponsoring department to submit a request through the faculty and staff webpage and provide a SpeedType for the $100 annual fee. This is intended for student employees and work studies.

Licenses are active for one year from July 1 through June 30. A new request will need to be submitted each July to continue subscription service.

With Adobe Express

Adobe Express is a reduced version of Adobe Creative Cloud. The applications included in Adobe Express are:

Premiere Rush – Shoot, edit, and share videos
Photoshop Express – Edits and retouch images
Spark Video – Quickly create video slideshows
Spark Page – Turn words and images into gliding webpages

Create social media graphics, flyers, logos, posters, advertisements, banners, business cards, and more. Edit photos and videos, create PDFs, and collaborate with others on your projects. Access professional, on-trend templates, photos, fonts, icons, and design assets.

To Access

Request an Adobe Express license from our OnTheHub software store.

Licenses for Adobe Creative Cloud cannot be purchased with a procurement card or credit card so if you need a Creative Cloud license, please go through your sponsoring department and follow the directions for faculty and staff using a SpeedType.

Next step after being approved for a license

When you submit the order, a service invoice will be created. You will receive a receipt email from OnTheHub, followed by a message from Adobe confirming your approval for an Adobe license. You can then access the Adobe software by visiting the Adobe website: https://www.adobe.com.

Click on Sign In at the top right-hand corner of the screen
Type in your university email address
Enter your university credentials at the CU Denver | Anschutz Web Login page
Once you're logged in, click Open under the Adobe logo to access the software

Training Resources

Getting Started

Details about Adobe product options and user guide information is available from Adobe. More information can be found at:

Associated Documents

Adobe Express Infographic .pdf
Download Adobe Express Infographic (330 KB)

Frequently Asked Questions

It is best practice for all Adobe users to download their assets from the Adobe Creative Cloud to a university approved storage location such as OneDrive. Files left in the Adobe Creative Cloud may not be accessible at a later date, even if you renew your license from year to year. Adobe instruction for manually transferring your assets is available here.

If you require additional assistance, please contact the Service Desk for help.

With Adobe Express, you will have access to Adobe Express for the web, Adobe Spark Video for mobile (iOS), Adobe Premiere Rush for desktop, Adobe Photoshop Express for mobile (iOS and Android), Adobe Express app for mobile (iOS and Android), Adobe Spark Page for mobile (iOS), and Adobe Premiere Rush for mobile (iOS and Android). As a result, you will have everything you need to create social media graphics, flyers, logos, posters, advertisements, banners, business cards, and more. Additionally, you don’t have to create content from scratch. You can access professional, on-trend templates, photos, fonts, icons, and design assets. You can also edit photos and videos, create PDFs, and collaborate with others on your projects.

Any of the Adobe products can be installed on up to 3 devices for a single license such as a work laptop, a work tablet, and a phone for the same user.

This is for one user and is not able to be shared across multiple users. Each user will need their own license and need to download to their individual devices.

For users who work on shared computers, Adobe products can be accessed via the web browser with no download needed. This is ideal for users who work in computer labs or have shared desks that rotate.

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