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## OpenGeo Stack Workshop

# Styling with SLD

This module introduces some basics concepts of the Styled Layer Descriptor (SLD) markup language. SLD is the styling engine used by GeoServer, and how all WMS portayal is specified. The reader will learn the basic structure of an SLD document and be introduced to some of its fundamental concepts.

Note

Before you start, ensure that either the `Postgis` or `Shapefile` modules have been completed.

## What you will learn

In this module you will:

- Create a new SLD
- Create a Point Style from an External Graphic
- Add Scale Dependent Rendering to an SLD
- Add Labels to an SLD

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