Applications

The University of Michigan is an Adobe Creative Campus. We are the first school in Michigan to become a Creative Campus and the only school in Michigan to offer Creative Cloud for free to all of its students.

You now have no-cost access to:

• Every Adobe Creative Cloud app

• 100 GB of cloud storage

• A variety of training resources

Guide: Getting Started with Creative Cloud

How To: Login to Adobe Creative Cloud

Training resources for this application are available below:

Training: PDF Essentials

Training: Acrobat

Training: Photoshop

Training: Premier Pro

U-M Zoom accounts are available to all active faculty, staff, and students on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses and in Michigan Medicine. Alumni, retirees, and non-university participants can attend Zoom meetings without a university account, but cannot host or initiate Zoom meetings. 

Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and provides the option for meeting recordings. Zoom offers high quality video, audio, and wireless screen-sharing across Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome OS, iOS, Android, Blackberry, Zoom Rooms, and H.323/SIP room systems.

Use Zoom to

• Participate in group video chat during online class sessions

• Host virtual office hours

• Collaborate remotely on research

• Share screens and host real-time video conversations

• Record to the cloud or computer for easy sharing (storage for 180 days)

Guide: Getting Started with Zoom

Guide: Zoom Accessibility

Login: Zoom at U-M

Sensitive Data with Zoom

Zoom provides appropriate security and compliance assurance that allows it to be used for teaching and learning, as well as many other use cases. Check the Zoom entries in the Sensitive Data Guide to IT Services for a list of the sensitive data types that are and are not permitted with each of the U-M Zoom services:

• Zoom at U-M (Sensitive Data Guide)

• Zoom for Health at U-M (Sensitive Data Guide)

You are responsible for using Zoom in ways that comply with sensitive data laws and regulations, as outlined in the Sensitive Data Guide entries.

Dropbox at U-M is a cloud file storage option that provides automatic back-up and is readily accessible from any device.

Dropbox at U-M includes:

• All of the core features (storage, anytime/anywhere access to files, secure sharing, and more).

• Advanced data protections (version history and file recovery, advanced sharing permissions, password protection, granular permissions, and more).

• Advanced collaboration and productivity tools (Dropbox Paper, file locking, commenting, Dropbox badge, and more).

• 5 TB of storage for individual accounts for all active students, faculty, and staff.

Guide: Getting Started with Dropbox at U-M

Login: Dropbox at U-M

Training: How to use Dropbox

If you have another Dropbox account, ensure you are logged out of that account on the web and in the Desktop Application. 

1. Log in to U-M Dropbox to create your account.

2. Select the option to sign in with SSO. You will be taken to the U-M Weblogin page where you can then sign in using your uniqname and Kerberos password.

3. For the best experience, we recommend using the Desktop application. See Installing Dropbox on Your Device

LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) is a leading online-learning platform that helps anyone learn business, software, technology, and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Members have access to the LinkedIn Learning video library of over 15,000 engaging, top-quality, on-demand courses taught by recognized industry experts. Members can also connect their LinkedIn Learning history to their LinkedIn account for a more personalized learning experience.

Guide: Getting Started with Linkedin Learning

Login: Linkedin Learning

LabAnywhere has been created to provide off-campus and mobile access to ITS computer lab resources and software. By using this service, students will gain access to many of the common programs provided by the university in our computer labs from virtually any location with a steady internet connection to campus. Not only will this allow students to utilize programs they may otherwise have to purchase out of pocket, but faculty-requested software can also be deployed to this online lab.

Guide: Getting Started with LabAnywhere

Login: LabAnywhere

MCommunity is a public directory of people and groups at the University of Michigan. All current members of the U-M community have profiles in the MCommunity Directory. This includes faculty, staff, students, retirees, alumni, and sponsored affiliates. Anyone who has a profile in the directory can create groups in the directory.

Login: MCommunity Directory