First post template

I am using this code to style the first output in a query.

Hopefully it will help you do what you want.. 🙂

<?php query_posts(''); ?>
<?php if ( have_posts() ) { ?>
	<?php $post = $posts[0]; $c=0;?>
	<ul>
		<?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
			<?php $c++;
			if( $c == 1) : ?><!-- The first post displays like this -->
				<li>
					<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
					<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
				</li>
			<?php else :?> <!-- The rest of the posts -->
				<li>
					<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
				</li>
			<?php endif;?>
		<?php endwhile; ?>
	</ul>
<?php } else { echo "No posts"; }?>