Using CSS Sprites

To use CSS Sprites
1.First download the images you want to use.
2. Combine the images into one single image.
3. Open your notepad and list you used with their height and width .
4. Save the combined Sprite image and name it ‘sprite.png’ and then compress it.
5. Upload your compressed sprite.png to the server and then copy and paste the direct image link to in your notepad so you can reference it easily.

see this thread as well: http://www.designcon...ss-sprites.html has a breakdown of code