Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop and Mobile Applications
In this sample chapter from Adobe Creative Cloud Classroom in a Book: Design Software Foundations with Adobe Creative Cloud, author Joseph Labrecque covers the basics of using Adobe Creative Cloud, including navigating the Desktop application, managing software versions, and accessing mobile apps and Creative Cloud Libraries. Readers will also get familiar with Behance and Portfolio services, gaining the skills to manage their creative projects with ease.
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
LESSON OVERVIEW
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to do the following:
Understand what Adobe Creative Cloud is and how it is used.
Navigate the Creative Cloud Desktop application.
Install, uninstall, update, and manage desktop software versions.
Access mobile apps, Creative Cloud Libraries, and the sync folder.
Browse and manage Adobe Fonts.
Get familiar with the Behance network and Portfolio services.
This lesson will take less than 1 hour to complete.
To get the files used in this lesson, download them from the web page for this book. For more information, see “Accessing the lesson files and Web Edition” in the Getting Started section at the beginning of this book.
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The Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop application functions as a gateway to installing and managing your desktop-based creative applications, accessing related mobile apps, and working with Creative Cloud services, all through a single interface.
Getting started
Start by ensuring you have an active trial or subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud and have downloaded the exercise files we’ll be using later in this book.
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Log in to your Adobe account using your Adobe ID to be sure you have an active trial or subscription. You can find this information by visiting https://account.adobe.com.
Download the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop application installer from www.adobe.com/creativecloud/desktop-app.html.