User Guides

Download the applicable user guide to learn how JustSystems products can help you be more efficient whether managing content or data.

• XMetaL Author Enterprise User's Guide (WebHelp)
• XMetaL Author Enterprise User's Guide (PDF) (2.40MB)
• XMetaL TopLeaf Plug-in User's Guide (WebHelp)
• Direct Activation of XMetaL Products Using a Per-seat License (PDF) (94.4 KB)
• XMetaL Licensing Server (XMLS) - Installation and Registration (PDF) (2.23 MB)
• Registering Product Licenses with your XMetaL Licensing Server (XMLS) (PDF) (425 KB)

XMetaL Customization Guide
Because XMetaL was engineered with maximum flexibility in mind there are no limits to the breadth of content solutions that developers can produce. Developers familiar with common Web technologies will instantly feel at home within the XMetaL interface, and will easily create and rapidly deploy any number of user interfaces that meet the needs of different roles, preferences and skill levels, or both. Read the XMetaL Customization Guide (download ZIP* or view WebHelp) to learn more about the vast array of custom solutions that can be achieved with a little imagination and the right guidance.

XMetaL Developer Programmer's Guide
XMetaL® Developer is the key to your organization's ability to design and develop highly useable, powerful authoring systems - the kind of systems that can make successful XML authors out of even the most inexperienced of users. The Integrated Development Environment of XMetaL Developer gives your IT team the greatest power and flexibility on the market to solve your diverse authoring challenges. Read the XMetaL Developer Programmer's Guide (download ZIP* or view WebHelp) to learn more about how the XMetaL Developer environment makes it easier to get programmers - and the authors they empower - productive, faster.

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Direct Activation of XMetaL Products Using a Per-seat License
(Pertains to XMetaL v7.0 only)
If you have chosen direct activation of your per-seat XMetaL software license, the software installed on each computer is verified against a server at JustSystems. The number of licenses is verified by the server annually after the initial installation of the XMetaL software on your computer. To learn more about direct activation of your per-seat XMetaL software, please read here.

XMetaL Licensing Server (XMLS)- Installation and Registration
(Pertains to XMetaL v7.0 only)
The XMetaL Licensing Server (XMLS) is used to grant licenses to both "concurrent users" and "per-seat user" of XMetaL software (such as XMetaL Author Essential and XMetaL Author Enterprise). This document provides a detailed guide on how to install and register your licenses with the XMetaL Licensing Server (XMLS). To learn more, please read here.

Registering Product Licenses with your XMetaL Licensing Server (XMLS)
(Pertains to XMetaL v7.0 only)
This document provides a detailed guide on how to register your licenses with the XMetaL Licensing Server (XMLS). To learn more, please read here.