We’re professionals on deadlines who don’t have time trying to figure out why our software is messing with our heads or testing our character. I would gather that most of us who use the Suite of programs are not hobby-folks. I’ve had numerous related issues and not just with InDesign but the other programs, too. > So why does InDesign keep checking ? far more often than it should? (It should check once a month, not daily!) It?s a mystery.īut it shouldn’t be a mystery! Adobe should be in regular contact with users (through a blog, e-mail blast account, or Twitter account) letting us know what’s happening. But in the meantime: if you find yourself staring at these alerts each time you launch the program, at least know that you’re not alone. Another possibility is that it’s a “character building exercise” and Adobe is just encouraging me to grow into a more mature and patient individual. One possibility is that it’s because I have CS5 and earlier on my computer, and that makes the application manager confused. So why does InDesign keep checking - far more often than it should? (It should check once a month, not daily!) It’s a mystery. I thought maybe it was a problem with my subscription, but when I log in to my account and check my subscriptions, it seems to be working fine: Then, you can quit and relaunch and start over again next time you’re connected. The trial will work for a while just fine. The wording is unfortunate, because it appears that InDesign won’t work, but you can click Back and switch to the Trial version. Then Adobe alerts me that an internet connection is required for subscriptions: Of course, it’s even more annoying when I’m not connected - like when I’m sitting on an airplane. It’s not the end of the world, I suppose, but it is getting pretty annoying.
The solution appears to be to click License This Software and sign in. I could click Continue Trial, and InDesign does keep working (but as a trial). A couple of times it told me I had -1 days. Sometimes it says I have 21 days left on my trial. (The installation process is so much better/easier with the C.Cloud!) But for some reason, almost every time I launch InDesign now, the Adobe Application Manager launches, too… and then it asks me if I want to use a trial version or license the software:
What the heck is wrong with the Adobe Application Manager?! I have a Creative Cloud membership, I downloaded InDesign CS6, and it all seemed to be going so well.