Brand Identity Program
Web development
style sheet basics
A style sheet is an external file containing presentation and structural rules that define the appearance of your Web page.
NMSU style sheets
All Web templates you download will contain text strings (URL) targeting four NMSU style sheets:
- templates_styles.css
- document_level.css
- unit_level.css
- college_level.css
The style sheets are stored centrally on NMSU's main Web server in a folder called "style." Do not alter the link to the style sheet. If you do alter the text string your Web page will be unable to connect to the style sheet and the Web page itself will deploy without the brand graphic style.
Main style sheet
All Web templates contain code that target the main style sheet (template_styles.css). It contains the base style for all Web pages including:
- Font style
- Color
- Padding around block level elements like paragraphs
- List stylings
- Utility classes like "photo-on-the-right"
The code will be located at the top of your page and should look like this:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.nmsu.edu/style/template_styles.css" type="text/css" media="screen, tv" />
Document level style sheet
This style sheet (document_level.css) extends the global template style to produce the document level page.
The code will be located at the top of your page and should look like this:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.nmsu.edu/style/document_level.css" type="text/css" media="screen, tv" />
View document level style sheet »
Unit level style sheet
This style sheet extends the global template style to produce the unit level page.
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.nmsu.edu/style/unit_level.css" type="text/css" media="screen, tv" />
College level style sheet
This style sheet extends the global template style to produce the college level page.
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.nmsu.edu/style/college_level.css" type="text/css" media="screen, tv" />
View college level style sheet »
Contact Us
For more information, contact Marketing Services between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at 575-646-3221, or bip@nmsu.edu.