Using Adobe Applications on the Remote Desktop

Using Adobe Applications

1. Click the search bar or the windows icon (both on bottom left of the screen) and then type in the name of the app you want (Photoshop, Illustrator etc). The application should show up to click to open.
2. When the app opens you will be asked to sign in. Use your CUNYfirst username/password to sign in to your school Adobe account (they are created automatically for you). If you want you can also sign in using a personal account if you have one.
   • Email Address: enter your CUNYfirst username (FirstName.LastName##@login.cuny.edu)
   • Click Continue
   • In the CUNY form that appears enter both your CUNYfirst username and CUNYfirst password and click Login
   • The app should open

Saving Files Using Adobe Cloud

1. With Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, it is recommend to use the Adobe Cloud. When you first save the file it will ask if you want to Save to Cloud Documents or On your computer. Choose cloud documents.
   • The next time you log in to a computer make sure you use the same Adobe account you used when you saved the document. Then when you click to Open a file in the app the next time, even if you’re on a different computer, you will be able to open it.
2. The other option is to save the file to a cloud storage service like OneDrive, Dropbox or Google Drive.
   1. Make sure the file is saved and you know where it is saved.
   2. Open a browser
   3. Login to your cloud storage service
   4. Make sure you have an appropriate folder for the class (so you can keep things organized)
   5. Upload the file to the service.
   6. If you use a cloud service then the next time you use a school computer you will need t first login to the service and download the file before working on it.  
   7. Remember to save it back to the service when you’re done.

The remote desktops will be erased every evening, so make sure to save your work to a cloud service and not just locally on a computer.