Installing and Signing into Adobe Acrobat Pro on your Personal Computer

To install Adobe Acrobat Pro on a personal (not institutionally-provided) computer, a user will first need to download, install, and sign into the Adobe Creative Cloud application by following these steps.

To install Adobe Acrobat Pro on a personal (not institutionally-provided) computer, a user will first need to download, install, and sign into the Adobe Creative Cloud application by following these steps:

1. From the computer onto which you want to install Adobe Acrobat, use a web browser to navigate to https://www.adobe.com/download/creative-cloud.
2. Click the "Download Creative Cloud" button to download the installer.
3. Run the downloaded installer and follow the prompts to install the Adobe Creative Cloud application.
4. Open the Adobe Creative Cloud application on your computer.
5. Click on the icon in the top right corner of the Adobe Creative Cloud window to access the "Sign in" dialog box.
6. Sign in using your GCSU Single Sign-on (SSO) credentials.
7. If prompted, choose “work or school.”
8. Complete your DUO authentication when prompted.
9. Once Adobe Creative Cloud is open, click on the "Apps" icon in the far left column of the Creative Cloud screen. 
10. Locate the "Acrobat" application logo and click the "Install" button immediately beneath it.
11. Once installed, you can open Acrobat by clicking on the "Open" button under the Acrobat logo in the Creative Cloud application.
12. You may be prompted to make Acrobat your default application for editing PDF files. You should agree to this.
13. Adobe Acrobat is now ready for use.

Latest revision: September 16, 2026