[RonDog]

...And, do I need to know CSS? If I do, could one of you computer-savvy FReepers direct me to a site that explains CSS in simple, easy to understand English?

As I understand it, Custom Style Sheets (CSS) are a novelty for hard-core "propeller-heads" only.
(Sorry, my technical friends.)

You do NOT need Custom Style Sheets to USE Free Republic - BETA or regular.
They only are needed to change the APPEARANCE of this forum - on YOUR computer screen.

I personally will not use them, until John Rob posts some "idiot-proof" generic versions that you can access with the click of a mouse. There WAS somewhere that you could click on a pre-programmed "Patriot" CSS to get the American flag back on your right-hand side, and I did, but I can no longer find the link. ;(

[Mama_Bear]

As I understand it, Custom Style Sheets (CSS) are a novelty for hard-core "propeller-heads" only. (Sorry, my technical friends.) They only are needed to change the APPEARANCE of this forum - on YOUR computer screen.

Good! Thanks RonDog. I think I will leave CSS to the the propeller-heads too. :-)