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I want to purchase either Adobe CC or CS6 for my daughter who is 13 (haven’t decided yet) – but when I went to try the trial version of CC, I used her name and will submit her student ID but used my email because I’m paying for it, it came up that my email address already had an account. Then I remembered that years ago I registered a Photoshop Elements I had gotten as a gift.
Is this going to be a problem when I try to purchase the student edition for her? Thank you for your help.
Hi Nicole – no, it shouldn’t be a problem. Even non-students can become students again at any time and at any age, and benefit from the Adobe student discount…
So ideally your daughter should have her own Adobe ID – and she can easily create that for free even after you’ve downloaded and installed the software onto your computer. Just sign out of the CC desktop application, and then sign back in again with the new ID.
But even without another Adobe ID, you might still be able to change your own account details to her name etc. to get the lower pricing.
Either way should work, since the CC licensing is based on Adobe ID rather than using serial numbers.
@ProDesignTools
Thank you so much for your help!!
Sure Nicole, you’re very welcome! Feel free to stop back anytime or post back if you have any further questions.
I bought CS5.5 student license 3 years ago when I was in college. Since then I have a new laptop, new name and no longer use my college email. I still have the codes written down from when I used this program in college. I want to install in on my new computer. Will the old serial number work still?
They may Tina, you wouldn’t lose anything by trying.
if i get the program when im a student, once im not a student anymore, does anything change or its mine for ever with the same functionality ?
Hey Shane, it depends on the Adobe product. If it is subscription-based software (such as Adobe CC), then you’ll receive the student discount on your annual membership for as long as you continue to be a student (and within up to six months afterwards).
If you purchase a traditional perpetual product (such as Acrobat DC Pro desktop/standalone, for example), then you pay more upfront but the product does not expire and it can continue to be used indefinitely after graduation.
My name is Marika Caruana, and I am the purchasing secretary at Bronx Theatre High School.
I need a quote for 10 seats 5 mac and 5 pc of the ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM EDUCATIONAL LICENSE.
Marika Caruana
Purchasing Secretary,
Bronx Theatre High School 10X546
99 Terrace View Ave, Rm 722
Bronx, NY 10463
Main No. 718-329-2902
Hi Marika, thanks for your inquiry. Do you want Lightroom 6 standalone (traditional perpetual licensing) or Lightroom CC subscription? Here’s a guide to compare:
What’s the Difference Between Adobe Lightroom 6 vs. CC?
If you wanted the complete Creative Cloud (which includes Lightroom together with all of Adobe’s other leading creative tools), then we would send you to Adobe’s education site (look for “Schools & universities” at the upper right) to purchase a volume license:
http://www.AdobeStudents.com
But if you just want Lightroom, and only 10 seats, then it may just be simpler and faster to buy them as individual licenses from the Adobe store here.
(Note there is no discounted education version of Lightroom 6/CC, so it’s sold at the regular commercial price.)
Hi, I purchased the educational version of the master collection CS 6 a few years ago and I only put it on one computer. I am ready to upgrade to a new laptop and a new desktop. I see that I can have it on two computers but only if I don’t run it at the same time. That will be no problem.
I no longer have my school address but I still have my license code. How do I go about removing it from my old desktop and putting it on my new desktop and my new laptop when I buy them sometime in the near future?
Greetings Kim, you would just follow the instructions given in this guide:
How to Move Adobe Software from Your Old System to a New Computer
Good day
My Nephew (20) has just started a graphic design course at a campus in South Africa. We had a bomb dropped when we had to purchase a notebook capable of running the designing software and now we need to purchase the software. I have asked for quotes locally for the student edition. Which edition has Illustrator and Photoshop (latest) going for the best price? We don’t want to buy something that won’t have what he needs nor do we want to buy something that is overkill.
Thanks in advance
Kenneth
Hey Kenneth, you would just buy the Creative Cloud Student Edition, which includes everything (all major creative tools). There’s really only one choice and only one price, which is deeply discounted for education. You will end up paying more if you try to break up the bundle and buy applications individually.
For more details, see:
Students & Teachers: Now Get 65-75% Discount on Adobe CC 2015
Hope that helps!
Good evening,
I’ve recently enrolled on a part-time university degree. Do I qualify for the creative cloud student edition?
Thanks
Clive
Yes Clive – you should be able to qualify, if your university or school is eligible… Part-time is OK, whether you are working towards a degree or not – even just taking a single course is OK!
You can validate your status with a copy of your school ID card, transcript, report card, tuition bill, or other suitable document that’s dated within the last six months.
Or, if you just provide a school-issued email during purchase (like ending in “.edu”), then you can be instantly verified.
I was recently gifted a Student and Teacher Edition of CS6, but I am not a student, I have no student ID of any form, nor will I in the future. Am I able to use this as a regular program or will I be locked out upon installing?
Sorry Hayley, not sure why someone gave that to you then – but as outlined in the article above, Adobe’s discounted education versions are non-transferable and only eligible customers can use them (for understandable reasons).
Hi
I bought cs5.5 student teacher a few years ago. I now want to upgrade to cs6 – can i somehow upgrade my current software, or do i have to go to the creative cloud new method? Can you still buy cs6 as an outright purchase?
Hello Sophie, upgrading from CS5.5 Student/Teacher to CS6 would be theoretically possible, although you may question why… Adobe actually ceased selling CS6 on their website last summer. The reason is because it’s nearly 4 years old now (from spring 2012) and increasingly unsupported; they stopped releasing updates for it some time ago as the newer CC rapidly grew and took over. With the CS6 software EOL and end of support, there are no updates, no bug fixes, and no guarantees it will run on future operating systems. So at this point we’ve stopped recommending it as a good or viable option going forward.
My mom and I share a CC student account. She recently created a Behance portfolio, but cannot find a way to link it to Adobe Portfolio for the free portfolio website.
When she is on Behance and selects Account Settings, it shows my email, which is fine, but the Behance address it shows is some kind of a generic account. When she tries to type in the Behance account she created, it says that address is taken – which is true, as it’s the address she set up for the Behance site she did, and it won’t let her use it on Account Settings.
We’re really confused and at a loss as to how to use Portfolio with Behance without starting over and losing all the work she put into uploading our projects to Behance.
Hi Molly, are you talking about using different email addresses for your Adobe ID and for Behance – all under the same account? That’s not possible, as it would all be linked to a single email address.
Otherwise, it sounds like something may have gotten crossed up on your computer and we would suggest clearing your browser cache and cookies, and/or trying it with a different web browser.
See here for more details on Creative Cloud, Behance, and Adobe Portfolio:
Creative Cloud Help – Adobe Portfolio FAQ
Does the Student/Teacher version of Acrobat allow you to combine multiple Files into a single PDF?
Yes – the Education version in all cases is actually Acrobat Pro, which you can do anything with.
I am a retired school psychologist, however I continue to consult for the Carson City School District in Carson City, NV. Am i eligible for the student/teacher version of the adobe premiere, or any of the adobe software?
Richard Axmear
Welcome Richard – to answer your question, so long as you are employed in some capacity as a teacher/faculty, administrator, or staff with an eligible or accredited school, then you should qualify to receive Adobe’s deep education discount on Creative Cloud…
To see if you can get it, check the criteria given in this guide:
How to Prove Your Eligibility for Adobe’s Student/Teacher Discount
Note that it can be pretty fast & easy now – if you can provide a school-issued email address during purchase then you are instantly verified… This may include .edu, .k12, or other domains sponsored by educational institutions.
Also be aware that verification documentation from anytime within the past six months is still considered “current” by Adobe for the purposes of eligibility. So even if you finished school employment/study or graduated some months ago, you may still qualify.
My MacBook Pro is on its last legs and I will have to buy new Mac Stateside this summer (I’m Europe-based). How difficult will it be to transfer/re-install Adobe from this computer to that one?
Hello good Doctor, this guide should give you all the answers:
How to Move Adobe Software Between Computers, or from PC to Mac
I’m doing a workshop for our non-profit Farming Leaning Center on old photography and photos and how people can save and share them as part of their history and local history. I have been a PS user since 3.0 but want to demonstrate some techniques in Photoshop Elements which would be more useful as many will be somewhat elderly. Then what I would like to do is purchase or at least pay for a copy of Elements for our small local library for people to use. Would this be considered an OK use for the Educational version?
Greetings Robert, if you need to buy Adobe software for a non-profit organization (such as a library), be sure to check out TechSoup.
Hope that helps!
Hi there !
Please, if its possible to provide a link and to quote the exact line in Adobe’s End User License Agreement where it states that the educational version is permitted to generate commercial work?
Thank you very much!
Sure Calvin, see right here:
Can I Use Adobe Student & Teacher Edition Products Commercially?
Hi, Can I qualify for the student/teacher edition if I am a substitute teacher at an accredited institution?
Hey MJ – for the answer to that question, please see our previous response to Richard here.
Hello ProDesign,
Can I still purchase the Student/Teacher Edition of Adobe CS6 Master Collection for Windows?
If so, what is the highest OS I can run on Windows and not get glitches?
I want to avoid how to figure out a workaround, which I have read about with some of the CS6 Apps and the El Capitan OS X.
Thanks,
Jerry
No, sorry Jerry – Adobe ceased selling CS6 standalone on their website last year. The reason is because it’s over 4 years old now (from spring 2012) and increasingly unsupported; they stopped releasing updates for it last summer as the newer CC rapidly grew and took over. With the CS6 software EOL and end of support, there are no updates, no bug fixes, and no guarantees it will run on the latest or future operating systems. So at this point we’ve stopped recommending it as a good or viable option going forward.
Hi! I am a registered home-schooling parent in Australia, can I qualify for Student/teacher version? thanks
Yes, in theory you should be able to John – please see Adobe’s official eligibility requirements, and then follow the instructions there.
Do alumni qualify for discount?
Many alumni have college email addresses but some say… name at alumni.school.edu?
Interesting question. That could work, but only if you are a recent graduate because the eligibility requirements (linked in our previous comment above) specify that you must be an active/enrolled student or teacher either currently, or at anytime within the past 6 months.
Hi. I subscribed to Adobe Creative Cloud for students for my daughter last year. She is still a student this year, doing her honours in Media and Design. When I tried to renew the subscription through the South Africa resellers that we originally subscribed through, I was advised that all the licenses had been sold out and was offered another package at substantially more than what we would have paid with the student discount. Is there any way we can still get the student discounted version for my daughter for another year. Her subscription comes to an end on the 4th September 2016 and we cannot afford the package that was offered to us.
Sorry Michelle, but you should have nothing to do with a reseller… You have no need to deal with a reseller, because in most countries (84 of them worldwide, including South Africa and many others), Adobe likely offers the products you need direct from their website (sold at the same or lower prices).
It sounds instead like you are being scammed by the resellers, so please avoid and be careful!
Hi there and thank you for this opportunity to clear something that’s on my mind since few weeks.
I have the student edition of Adobe CC and I am about to finish my studies. How long after my graduation may I keep the student edition before I have to upgrade to the normal price?
Thank you very much!
Hi Andrei, thanks for your question. The answer is that you can continue to use the CC education version that you have through its full subscription term, even for commercial work or professional purposes…
And according the Adobe’s student/teacher eligibility rules, verification documentation from anytime within the past six months is still considered “current” for proving your academic status. So even though you may finish your school studies or graduate, you can still use your software – and even renew it with the education discount for longer.
Hope that helps!
@ProDesignTools
Thank you for your response. Unfortunately re-sellers are the only option for us in South Africa. I have had a “chat” with Adobe who informed me that they do no sell the discounted student edition directly to the South African public, only to accredited re-sellers. The following is an excerpt from an email I received from the re-sellers that I originally acquired Adobe CC from:
“We are unfortunately completely sold out of our student licenses for this year and won’t be receiving new stock until the ordering period opens in February 2017.
We are able to offer you the full VIP package, which is currently on promotion until 2 September 2016.”
What I don’t understand is why there seems to be a limit on the amount of “student licenses” available. the full VIP package is 3 times the price of the discounted student package and, at R14.49 to the dollar, it is expensive. I am not sure that I will be able to scrape up the money in time to go for the VIP package (USD358) even though I know it is quite a good price in comparison to the usual annual rate.
Gosh, sorry Michelle, we’ve never heard of anything quite like that before either… Where did you and your daughter buy the student-discounted CC package from originally?
No worries. We managed to scrape the money together and get the CC for Teams package offered. We originally bought the student discounted CC package from Learning Curve based in Cape Town and have bought from them again. They have been very helpful and extremely efficient. It would seem that they only buy a certain amount of licenses per year and they were all sold out by June. they do not buy again until next year. When I looked at the links that you put up in your previous post, Adobe seems to not sell the student discounted package directly to any of the African countries, with the exception of Algeria and Egypt. Many thanks for your input and help. It has been interesting.
Great, glad to hear that you got it sorted out Michelle – and thanks for letting us know!
We had never heard of anyone running out of software licenses before, but Adobe says they are always expanding the geographic reach of Creative Cloud – so what you hear today may be different tomorrow, as the offering and platform continues to grow.
Usually, when and where possible, the fastest/best/easiest/cheapest route is just to go direct to the company itself.
Thank you