Introduction to Adobe Acrobat DC

Audience:  Employees, Students
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows
Devices:  Desktop towers, laptops, Surface Pros, Surface Gos
Method:  Adobe Creative Cloud

All available Adobe products licensed by TCCD, via Adobe’s Cloud Services, use employee and student email addresses to track access. If you do not have access to the applications after following these instructions, please create a Helpdesk ticket.  https://service.tccd.edu/TDClient/ 

ADOBE ACROBAT DC is TCCD’s licensed PDF application. Acrobat DC tools include:

• Edit PDF – Edit text and images in your PDF.
• Add Comments – Add notes, highlights, and other annotations.
• Compress PDF – Reduce the size of your PDF for easier sharing.
• Recognize Text – Make scanned text editable through OCR.
• Combine Files – Merge multiple files into one PDF.
• Split PDF – Split a PDF into multiple files.
• Convert to PDF – Turn almost any file into a PDF: Microsoft Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Outlook, JPG, PNG, HTML, etc.
• Print to PDF – Turn any file into a PDF using the Print dialog box.
• Export PDFs to Microsoft Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, JPG, PNG, or TIFF files.
• Fill and Sign – Complete electronic PDF forms and add your signature.
  • To use this feature, please create a Helpdesk ticket requesting approval and the reasons why. If approved, your email address will be added to the permissions list.  Service - Report an Issue with Software (tccd.edu)
• Organize PDF files and pages.
• Share PDFs with co-workers.
• Protect PDFs with smart file protection features.

Create and verify PDF Accessibility (Acrobat Pro)
Create and verify PDF accessibility, Acrobat Pro (adobe.com)

ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD is the ‘license catalog’ application for all Adobe products. When installed, you sign into the application with your employee or student email address. You may be required to use your MFA device (multi-factor authentication) to be successful. Verification is timed. If you exceed the time limit to input your MFA code or click ‘Approve’, please try again.

The Adobe Creative Cloud lists TCCD Software Management licensed applications. Installation of software via Adobe CC should NOT require administrator access since the software has already been approved.

• Article - Software: Adobe Creative Cloud (tccd.edu)
   

Open Adobe Creative Cloud

• Sign in with your email address.
  • Employees:  ---@tccd.edu
  • Students:  ---@my.tccd.edu
  • Any other email accounts are NOT TCCD licensed.
• [ Continue ]
• Click Company or School Account.
• You may be required to use your MFA device (multi-factor authentication) to be successful. Verification is timed. If you exceed the time limit to input your MFA code or click ‘Approve’, please try again.

Adobe Creative Cloud may require an update at sign in. It will notify you of updates being run. It will shut down, then reopen after completion. It may take 15 minutes to complete, depending on your network speed.

Install Adobe Acrobat DC

• Close ALL Microsoft applications currently in use. Acrobat DC needs to install conversion files and cannot if these programs are open.
   
  • In Creative Cloud, click [OK] to close the ‘Welcome’ dialog box if it appears.
  • Scroll down the window to view applications available in our license.
    • Students will only see applications their instructors have approved for class work. Instructors must submit a list of their course synonyms approved to use Adobe for class work before each semester. Student access will be removed at semester end.
  • Click the Acrobat DC install button.
  • Click [Next] and [Done].
  • Creative Cloud will track the install process. Installation should take 15 minutes, depending on your network speed.

Open Adobe Acrobat DC

Uninstall Adobe Acrobat DC