• Mount the disk image file for the Creative Cloud application. Open the mounted DMG file. Right-click Install.app and select Open Package Contents from the context menu. Navigate to Contents MacOS.
• Creative Cloud and Creative Suite 6 apps installer size Application name. Operating system. Photoshop CC (2014) Windows 32 bit. Photoshop CC (2015) Windows 32 bit.
• Photoshop CC and its accompanying applications in the Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan are very, very powerful and have a lot of help already built into the software. Which I used plenty. However, I was most successful after I began tapping into the abundance of Photoshop tutorials available on.
• Step 1: Open the Creative Cloud desktop app. If you've downloaded and installed Photoshop, there's a good chance that the Creative Cloud desktop app is already running in the background on your computer. If it is, you can open the Creative Cloud app just by clicking on its icon.

This Creative Cloud plan includes the full-featured, professional-grade version of Adobe Photoshop along with Lightroom, making it the perfect photographer's bundle (and a great.

Learn how to update Photoshop to the latest version using the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app, so you always have the latest features, improvements and fixes!

As an Adobe Creative Cloud subscriber, you always have access to the latest and greatest version of Photoshop. Adobe releases major Photoshop updates every six months or so, and minor updates and bug fixes are released all the time. So in this first tutorial in my Getting Started with Photoshop series, you'll learn how easy it is to update Photoshop using the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app.

I'll start by showing you how to check for Photoshop updates and install them manually, and then I'll show you how to set up the Creative Cloud app to keep Photoshop up to date automatically. And at the end, you’ll learn how to avoid losing your current settings when updating to a new version, and how to keep the previous version of Photoshop in case you still need it.

Let's get started!

Step 1: Open the Creative Cloud desktop app

If you've downloaded and installed Photoshop, there's a good chance that the Creative Cloud desktop app is already running in the background on your computer. If it is, you can open the Creative Cloud app just by clicking on its icon.

On a Windows PC, the icon will appear in the system tray in the bottom right of your screen:

On a Mac, the icon will be in the upper right corner of your screen (in the Menu Bar):

If the Creative Cloud app is not running in the background, you can open it from within Photoshop. Go up to the Help menu in the Menu Bar along the top of the screen (in Photoshop) and choose Updates:

Step 2: Choose the Updates category

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The Creative Cloud app will open showing the Adobe apps currently installed on your computer.

To view only the apps that have updates available, choose Updates in the column along the left:

Step 3: Click the Update button

If an update is available for Photoshop, then Photoshop will appear with a big blue Update button.

Note the version number listed next to Photoshop's name. Once the update is complete, I'll show you how to confirm that you are in fact running the latest version:

To update Photoshop to the latest version, click the Update button:

Note that if Photoshop is open, a warning message will appear stating that Photoshop needs to be closed before the update can proceed.

So go ahead and close Photoshop, and then return to the Creative Cloud app and click Continue:

The app will display the update's progress. These updates can take a few minutes:

Step 4: Open Photoshop

Once the update is complete, the Update button will change to an Open button.

Click the button to open Photoshop:

How to confirm that Photoshop has been updated

To confirm that you are running the latest version of Photoshop, you can check Photoshop's version number.

On a Windows PC, go up to the Help menu in the Menu Bar. Or on a Mac, go up to the Photoshop menu. From there, choose About Photoshop:

Photoshop's current version number appears in the upper left of the About Photoshop info box. This number should match the number displayed earlier in the Creative Cloud app:

How to keep Photoshop updated automatically

So that's how to update Photoshop manually. Now let's learn how to set up the Creative Cloud app to always keep Photoshop up to date automatically. I'll also show you a couple of important options to make sure you don't lose your current settings.

Step 1: Open the Creative Cloud app's Preferences

Back in the Creative Cloud app, go up to the File menu on a Windows PC, or the Creative Cloud menu on a Mac, and choose Preferences:

Step 2: Select the Apps category

In the Preferences dialog box, select the Apps category on the left:

Step 3: Turn on Auto-update

Then turn on the Auto-update option:

Step 4: Open the Advanced options

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With Auto-update enabled, open the Advanced options for Photoshop. You can repeat this step for other apps as well:

Step 5: Choose your settings

To prevent an update from removing your current Photoshop settings, make sure Import previous settings and preferences is selected.

It's also a good idea to keep the previous version of Photoshop until you are comfortable with the new version. So I always leave Remove older versions unchecked:

Step 6: Close the Preferences dialog box

Click Done to close the Preferences dialog box, and the next time a new version of Photoshop is released, the update will be applied automatically:

Where to go next...

And there we have it! That's how to make sure you're always running the latest version of Photoshop!

Visit our Getting Started in Photoshop page for the next lessons in this chapter. Or visit our Photoshop Basics section for more topics for beginners.

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Find current information on Creative Cloud support for various Mac OS X versions here. And learn how to install previous versions of Creative Cloud apps if needed.

For information on the most current version of Creative Cloud, see What's new in Creative Cloud.

For details about supported software and hardware, see Creative Cloud system requirements.

What version of Mac OS X do I need for the 2015 release of Creative Cloud?

The 2015 release of Creative Cloud requires Mac OS X 10.9 or later. If you have an older version of Mac OS X, upgrade your operating system.

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For answers to questions about compatibility between Mac OS X 10.11 and Creative Cloud applications, see Mac OS X El Capitan compatibility FAQ.

To find the version of Mac OS X you have installed, do the following:

• From the Apple menu, choose About This Mac. The version number of the Mac OS you're using appears directly below the words 'OS X.'

For details, visit Mac OS X version and build information on your Mac.

Visit the Mac App Store to upgrade to the latest version of Mac OS X. Follow the onscreen instructions to begin your upgrade. If you don’t have broadband access, you can also upgrade your Mac at any Apple Retail Store.