Creative Suite 6 Installation Instructions

After completing your purchase, click Download Your Products to go to the Your Downloads page.

On the Your Downloads page, you see the product name and serial number for the software you purchased. Click the Akamai Download Manager link for the product you are downloading. If no window opens, be sure that you have pop-up blocking turned off in your browser for the entire *.adobe.com domain. After turning off pop-up blocking, click the download link again.

If a dialog box appears asking if you want to trust the certificate from Akamai Technologies, Inc., click Trust.

If you have not yet installed the Akamai NetSession interface, you are prompted to install it. Click the Download the Installer link.

• When the File Download window opens, double-click the Installer downloaded.
• An Akamai NetSession Folder opens with a PKG file. Double-click it.
• The Akamai NetSession Installer window opens. Click Continue.
• Accept the license agreement by clicking Agree. Select the destination where you want the interface to be installed and click Continue.
• Select the installation type by clicking Upgrade.
• The NetSession interface is installed on your computer.

When the Save window appears, navigate to the folder where you want to save the downloaded file. Be sure to choose a location where you can easily find it. Click Save. Click Close to close the NetSession interface window.

The Akamai NetSession Download Manager appears in the browser. A DMG file begins to download. Be sure to wait until the DMG file has downloaded before beginning the installation process. If you want, the Download Manager allows you to pause and resume the download later. To pause a download, click the Pause button. To resume a paused download, click Play in the Download Manager or click the download link on the Your Downloads page again.

When the DMG file has finished downloading, a dialog box appears asking if you would like to launch the DMG file. Click OK. If the dialog box does not appear, navigate to the location where you saved the downloaded DMG file. Then, double-click the file to open it.

A dialog box could appear saying “[Adobe product name] is a file that has been downloaded from the Internet. Do you want to open it?” Select Yes.

After the DMG file finishes verifying, a new window opens containing the installer.

Before you continue the installation, close all applications currently running on your system including other Adobe applications, Microsoft Office applications, and browser windows.

Double-click the product icon to open the product folder, and then double-click the Install icon.

Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

After completing your purchase, click the Download Your Products button to go to the Your Downloads page.

On the Your Downloads page, you see the product name and serial number for the software you purchased. Click the Akamai Download Manager link for the product you are downloading.

If you do not already have the Akamai NetSession interface installed on your computer, you are prompted to install it. Click the Download the Installer link. If a File Download window opens asking you to run or save the NetSession installer, click Run.

• If the file is simply downloaded to your computer, navigate to the directory containing the downloaded file. Then, double-click the file.
• Accept the license agreement by clicking I Agree and Next.
• The NetSession interface is installed on your computer.

Once the Download Manager finishes installing, you are asked to choose where to save the downloaded Adobe software installers. Be sure to choose a location where you can easily find the downloaded files. Click OK.

The Akamai Download Manager window appears. Some Adobe software installers require two files, an EXE file and a 7Z file. The 7Z file is the larger of the two. Be sure to wait until all the files listed in the Download Manager window have completely downloaded before beginning the installation process. If you want, the Download Manager allows you to pause and resume the download later. To pause a download, click the Pause button. To resume a paused download, click Play in the Download Manager or click the download link on the Your Downloads page again.

When all files have finished downloading, click Open Bundle.

If the installer does not open automatically, navigate to the directory containing the downloaded files.

A dialog box could appear saying “[Adobe product name] is a file that has been downloaded from the Internet. Do you want to open it?” Select Yes.

Select the folder where you want to extract the installer. By default, it is extracted to a folder Adobe Version Name\Product Name on the desktop. Then select Next. If you do not get prompted for a location for extracting the installer, you can also open the downloaded file from the Open Bundle link on the browserr. Select Yes, and then select the folder where you want to extract the build.

Once extraction is complete, navigate to the location where you extracted the installer.

Before you install, close all applications currently running on your system — including other Adobe applications, Microsoft Office applications, and browser windows.

Double-click the Set-up.exe file to begin the installation. In some cases, the Set-up.exe file opens automatically.

Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

Insert the Adobe Creative Suite 6 suite or stand-alone product Application DVD into your DVD drive.

Double-click Set-up.exe (Windows) or Install.app (Mac OS) to begin the installation.

Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

When prompted to enter a serial number, enter your Adobe Creative Suite 6 suite or stand-alone product serial number and complete the installation.

You must accept the license agreement and warranty terms to use this product. See www.adobe.com/go/eulas for details. This product doesn't function without mandatory activation and registration via the Internet. See www.adobe.com/go/activation for details.