As of October 1st, 2024, we have moved to request-based Adobe licensing.

Important Note: Even if you have previously had access to these systems, you still need to submit the request form to continue using Adobe products.

DU Staff and Faculty (including adjuncts) must use the Adobe Access Request form to get access to the following apps:

• Adobe Express
• Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (desktop PDF management application)
• Adobe Creative Cloud (All Apps)

DU Students automatically have access to Adobe Express. Students must use the Adobe Access Request form to get access to the following apps:

• Adobe Acrobat Pro DC
• Adobe Creative Cloud

Features and Benefits: 

• Review and edit PDFs with speed and simplicity  
• Convert creative files and images to PDF
• Create protected PDFs 
• Export PDFs to Microsoft Word 
• Add a digital signature (need a legally binding digital signature? See DocuSign) 

AI Capabilities:

• Functionality:
  • PDF creation and editing
  • Document signing and sharing
  • Conversion to/from other formats
• AI Features:
  • Adobe Sensei for automatic form field detection
  • Text recognition (OCR) for scanned documents

Why should I use Acrobat? 

Adobe Acrobat is one of the pioneer applications for Adobe Creative Cloud, and integrates with Office 365. Adobe Acrobat turns any PDF into an editable document, allows you to work on the go, collects and signs documents digitally, and allows for customized security settings. 

• Easily view and combine PDFs 
• Highlight, make comments and tag colleagues 
• Create your own forms 
• Have students sign team contracts
• Create fillable PDFs as assignments/workbooks
• Sign documents (For legal documents, please use Docusign) 

Training Resources:  

• Adobe Acrobat Training Materials
• Acrobat Training on LinkedIn
• Adobe Accessibility Series, created by an Acrobat accessibility specialist
• Adobe Acrobat FAQ
• Acrobat Workshop on Mediaspace
• DU's New AI Tools on Mediaspace