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Before you can license any Adobe Stock assets, you will need to fill out the Adobe Stock request form. Please note that Premium Stock Assets (Premium Images, Video, and Audio) are not available with your Penn State Adobe account and require special approval.

This tutorial shows you how to locate and license Adobe Stock Preview assets.

Search for and License Preview Stock Assets

When you download a preview version of an asset, it will contain a watermark and will show the asset number in the lower right corner. The asset number is also found in the asset’s file name. 

example of a stock preview image

Go to stock.adobe.com and type the Asset Number into the search field and hit Return on your keyboard. No category selection is needed. 

adobe stock asset number search image

Your search will return with just the asset that corresponds to the Asset Number you searched for. 

located adobe stock asset by number image

Click the License button and then confirm on the window that pops up. The licensed image should start downloading automatically after a few seconds.

If the download does not start automatically, click the “Re-Download for Free” button to start the download. 

adobe stock redownload for free button image