How to Get Free and Discounted Software
Free and discounted Software for students
The free software offer is no longer available as of June 30, 2014.
A new option for Microsoft Office will be available soon and will be announced here.
Meanwhile, consider using a trial version of the software, e.g. http://www.cnet.com/news/microsoftserves-up-60-day-trial-version-of-office-2013/
The new free software option will be in Office 365 which includes Office 2013.
Unless you are comfortable with computer technology, I would hold off from getting a trial version of
Office 365. It may get confusing when you install the student version on top of the trial version later.
As a student at Seattle Central, you can get free software such as Microsoft Office 2013 and Adobe
Cloud including Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, InDesign, and etc. at a discount.
To get the software, start from an invitation email sent to your student email. Below, you will see
logging in your email and subsequent steps downloading free software.
You may follow a video demonstration at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UElkBqKPhL4
Before proceed, check the system requirements for the software.
Table of Contents
How to Find Your Email Login Information ................................................................................................... 2
How to Find the Email Invitation to the Free Software ................................................................................ 2
How to Register (first time login) the Free Software Website ..................................................................... 3
How to Download the Software ................................................................................................................... 3
How to Log Back in to the Free Software Website ....................................................................................... 3
How to Get Help............................................................................................................................................ 4
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How to Find Your Email Login Information
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If you already know how to access your Seattle Central email account, skip this section
and login to your email at http://mail.seattlecentral.edu and follow the step in How to
Find the Email Invitation to the Free Software
If you already know how to login to the campus student computer network, login to
your email at http://mail.seattlecentral.edu with the following information: Your user ID
is to the computer network is the first part of your email address, e.g. a user ID jsmith01
is a part of the email address [email protected] and the password is the
same, i.e. the last 6-digits of your SID. Follow the step in How to Find the Email
Invitation to the Free Software
Here is how to find your email login information:
1. Go to EdNet at http://seattlecentral.edu/it-services/ednet.php
2. On the EdNet list, click on the first letter of your last name.
For example, click S if your last name is Smith.
3. From the list of names, find your last and first name.
4. The green code next to your name is your Login Name, e.g.
5. The password is the last 6-digits of your SID, e.g. if your SID is 980-12-3456, your
password is 123456. To find your SID, you may call 206-934-6918 or visit room BE1104.
6. Now, let’s login to your student email account at http://mail.seattlecentral.edu
How to Find the Email Invitation to the Free Software
The free software provider has already sent an invitation email to your student email account
at http://mail.seattlecentral.edu. The email came with a customized link to the Web site where
you get the software.
1. Login at http://mail.seattlecentral.edu using your EDNet user name and password.
2. In the INBOX, find an email about “Access to Microsoft software." This came from
noreply@e–academy.com.
3. Click on the link in the email to the software Web site.
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* If you don’t find the email, try to login to the free software Web site directly at Go to
http://seattlecentral.onthehub.com
How to Register (first time login) the Free Software Website
If this is the first time using the service, you will need to register.
1. Click the Register button on the linked page from the email.
2. In the Activate Account page, enter your full student email address, e.g.
[email protected] in the Username box.
3. Complete the registration by following the Website instruction.
4. IMPORTANT: Recorder your
username [email protected] and
password: _____________________
How to Download the Software
Explore the software options. They have Microsoft and Adobe products. Many are free, and
others are discounted.
Select a software. Choose the 64-bit option unless you know that you need the 32-bit version.
In any event, you can try one version and get the other one should the first choice does not
work.
Be sure to copy the Product Key - you will need it to activate the software once you download a
software.
How to Log Back in to the Free Software Website
Once you register with the Web site, you can log back in. You can
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Get other software
Re-download
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Find order information such as product keys
1. Go to http://seattlecentral.onthehub.com
2. Login your username and password for the Website. It’s your Seattle Central student
email address, e.g. [email protected] and the password you created during
the registration.
How to Get Help
Contact customer Support: 1-888-396-1447 (6 am-6 pm EST) [email protected]
And/or go to the Student Helpdesk on the main floor of the main building – BE1105. Phone: 206-9346320.
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