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WoeFoxy
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May 29, 2014
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Photoshop CS6 Extended Offline Activation Questions...

  • May 29, 2014
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Hello,

I am on the cusp of purchasing Photoshop CS6 Extended as a digital download from the Adobe store, and have some questions that i have been unable to find clarification on with Live Chat support. These are personally "make-or-break" issues regarding my purchase of Photoshop CS6 Extended.

1. I was told that during online installation and activation, you would sign-in with your adobe ID. Your e-mail would then be embedded in the "Help" menu of Photoshop, and displayed in the actual software interface. Personally, this is not desirable. If i perform an offline activation of the software, with a response code, will any e-mail or other information be displayed in the software interface?

2. If the offline activation results in no e-mail, etc. being displayed in or on the actual software interface for Photoshop CS6 Extended, and i proceed to use the software, is there any risk of issues (however minor) if i then proceed to connect the system to the internet? Will i be able to update Photoshop without issue through the adobe updater (on the off-chance a patch is released for some unforeseen reason). Will the updater have issues?

Sorry to be so particular, if not ridiculous. These are just some outstanding concerns i have...

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Jeffrey_A_Wright
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Jeffrey_A_WrightCommunity Manager
Community Manager
May 29, 2014

Woefoxy your Adobe ID will still be displayed even when completing the offline activation.  As part of the offline activation process you need to enter the Adobe ID which the software will be registered too.

You can find more details regarding the activation process at Activation & Deactivation Help.

If you are desiring to mask your Adobe ID while doing presentations then I would recommend avoiding the Help menu or signing out and running in trial mode. 

Alternately you could utilize an Adobe ID which you do want to be publicly available and use it as an additional promotional tool.

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WoeFoxyAuthor
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May 29, 2014

How would the Adobe ID be inserted into the software through offline activation, though? I'm aware that you would sign into your Adobe account on an internet enabled computer to receive the response code for system undergoing offline activation. Would the Adobe ID / e-mail address be somehow embedded in the response code and interpreted / displayed by Photoshop?

Jeffrey_A_Wright
Community Manager
Jeffrey_A_WrightCommunity Manager
Community Manager
May 29, 2014

The offline activation process is similar to the online activation process.  Unique identifiers are utilized.  I have had to transfer a license for a customer who I assisted with the offline activation process as I utilized my Adobe ID to generate the response code.

I would recommend the last option of utilizing the e-mail for self-promotion.  You can find information on how to adjust the e-mail address associated with your account at Changing the email associated with Adobe ID.

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