Michael Sauers, the Commission’s Technology Innovation Librarian and author of XHTML & CSS Essentials for Library Web Design, will give a brief introduction to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Michael will cover items like why CSS was developed, the benefits of using CSS in creating your Web site, and give you just enough code to get you started. Time allowing, Michael will be more than happy to take your coding questions.

1. CSS: Nebraska(A very brief introduction to CSS)NCompass Live 30 March 2011 Michael SauersTechnology Innovation Librarian,Nebraska Library CommissionAuthor of XHTML & CSS Essentials for Library Web Design http://www.flickr.com/photos/21814247@N08/5256026599/

2. CharlieSheen Syndrome #winning

3. What is CSS? Cascading Style Sheets A coding language that allows for controlling the look and feel (style) of content Typically used to present Web (HTML/XHTML) content.

4. Benefit #1: Content creators can on content http://www.flickr.com/photos/56387066@N00/1810357551/

5. Benefit #2:Design enforcement http://www.flickr.com/photos/11051496@N00/3459379822/

6. Benefit #3: Write once, use many http://www.flickr.com/photos/hkdmz/3132679379/

7. Benefit #4:Redesign made easier

8. Benefit #5:Different stylesfor different media http://www.flickr.com/photos/69135870@N00/4203327202/ - http://www.flickr.com/photos/31477465@N02/4324941403/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/14497193@N04/5072723955/ - http://www.flickr.com/photos/8675898@N03/5063557111/

9. Benefit #6: Accessibility http://www.flickr.com/photos/47379017@N00/4971661764/

10. What does CSS look like?

11. Three Ways to implement CSS External Embedded Inline http://www.flickr.com/photos/8980157@N06/3978562587/

12. Let’s jump in and get messy! http://pastehtml.com/ http://www.lipsum.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/17217108@N00/3545065342/

13. Browser Coder External Embedded Inline User The Cascade http://www.flickr.com/photos/75544898@N00/3575436924/

14. The Box Model http://www.flickr.com/photos/juehuayin/3876764554/

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18. http://www.flickr.com/photos/eplewis/4179681048/

20. Michael SauersTechnology Innovation Librarian, Nebraska Library Commissionmichael.sauers@nebraska.govwww.travelinlibrarian.info Thank you! http://www.flickr.com/photos/39664542@N07/5335872369/