Learn how to deploy Adobe Acrobat Express in enterprise and teams environments, including setup requirements, license assignment, and admin-level configuration options.
Acrobat Express is a subscription offering for business professionals that brings together Adobe Express Premium, Acrobat AI Assistant, and PDF Spaces. Available in English worldwide across desktop, web, and mobile, Acrobat Express brings together the following capabilities to help you work smarter and faster:
- Unified platform: Combines document management, AI-powered insights, and creative content creation.
- AI Assistant and PDF Spaces: Enables quick document summarization, collaboration, and smart workspaces.
- Adobe Express Premium: Supports on-brand content creation with templates and generative AI for images and presentations.
Acrobat Express license deployment
Before deploying Acrobat Express, confirm that the latest version of Acrobat is installed and it's set to English, the currently supported language. Refer to the basic configuration settings and the Adobe Acrobat installation guide for setup details, as needed.
Use the Admin Console to deploy Acrobat Express. Add users using a supported method, including bulk upload. After creating the required product profiles, assign Acrobat Express to users. For details, refer to Packaging apps via the Admin Console.
After you deploy Acrobat Express, users can sign in using their enterprise or teams email address to activate their licenses. Users can access Adobe Express, AI Assistant, and PDF Spaces directly from the Acrobat interface.
User access management
Admins can manage user access and licensing through the Admin Console.
Customizing Product Profiles
Product Profiles link licenses to individual users and grant access to Acrobat Express features and cloud services.
To disable specific features, admins can request Adobe Customer Support. These changes are permanent, and re-enabling features requires creating new assignments and reassigning licenses.
Automatic Provisioning
Set up automatic license assignment rules in the Admin Console under Products > Products Access Automation > Automatic Assignment Rules.
Identity types and authentication
Adobe uses an identity management system to authenticate users. Supported identity types include:
- Federated ID: Managed by the organization and linked to the enterprise directory via SAML2 Identity Provider (IdP) single sign-on.
- Enterprise ID: Managed by the organization and hosted by Adobe, with authentication performed by Adobe.
- Adobe ID: Managed by the end user, with authentication performed by Adobe.
Users must sign in with their enterprise ID or federated ID to access Acrobat Express features.
Data handling and security
Adobe ensures strong data handling and security measures for Acrobat Express:
- Responsible AI Ethics: All features, including those using third-party LLMs, adhere to Adobe’s Responsible AI Ethics governance. Features are grounded in accountability, responsibility, and transparency. Learn more in our blog.
- Data encryption: All data is encrypted during storage and transmission. Enterprises can request early deletion of data via the Adobe Privacy Policy.
- Feedback mechanism: Users can provide feedback on AI responses through in-app like/dislike buttons.
Refer to our Security factsheet for specifics on functionality, data handling, storage, processing, data flow, and encryption.
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