This article is for new Adobe Acrobat DC (Pro & Standard) installations using the new license effective 11/23/18.
Adobe Acrobat DC is requires a valid license paid for by your department. Please contact your local IT for assistance.
If you're a student looking to obtain a personal license, please visit the UC Davis On The Hub store for a discounted monthly subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud.
If you have problems with the installation, contact your local IT support team.
- Go to the Adobe Download Acrobat DC page.
- Decide whether you need Acrobat Pro or Standard (Pro is recommended). For information on differences between the two, see Compare Versions of Acrobat.
- Click the appropriate download link for your chosen version and operating system.
- Recommended - Close all applications. Adobe installations can include plugins and add-ons which may fail if programs such as browsers or Office are running.
- Run the installer and follow the instructions.
- Restart your computer.
- Launch Acrobat.
- At the bottom of the Sign in screen, click Company or School Account.
- Enter just your UC Davis email address. You will be redirected to another page
- On the next screen, select Company or School Account . You will only see the Adobe ID personal account if you have used your UC Davis email address to sign-up for an Adobe ID at some point. For this process, make sure to select the Company or School Account .
- You will be redirected to CAS to complete the sign-in process.