Summary:
Frames make it easy to change one page and seeing that change occur
over your entire website. But today frames are being slowly phased out
for easier to use code such as css, server side includes and dynamic
scripting.
How to make frames
When your visiting a site with frames you see the left frame and the right frame . There
is also a hidden index page that keeps these
two pages in their frames. The index page tells your frames what to do. It won't have any
text or images on it that your visitor can see. Your index page
is set up tell your visitor if their browser does not support frames and gives
them a link to your main page.
The first step to making a framed page is to make2 regular pages saved as left.html and right.html
- left.html
is the page that will appear in the left frame.
- right.html
is the page that will appear in the right frame
Click here to see an example of my left.html
Click here to see an example of my right.html
Then make a page called
index.html and insert the html script below. Parts of the script shown
in red may be substituted for your
own preferences.
<html>
<head>
<title>Your Page</title>
</head>
<frameset cols=160,*>
<frame src="left.html" name="leftside">
<frame src="right.html" name="rightside">
</frameset>
<body>
</body>
<noframes>
<a href="your main page.html">Your browser does not support
frames. Click Here to enter my main Page</a>
</noframes>
</html>
In the 5th line, "160"
is the width of the first frame (left or top). You can make this any pixel
size you want. The second number is replaced with an asterisk. The asterisk
tells the right frame to stretch all the way across the screen. This will
make your frames compatible with all monitor / resolution sizes.
Click here to see an example of how your frames should look when you view your index.html
How to make a frameset with a top frame
To make a frameset with a top frame, call your two frame pages, top.html
and bottom.html
Then change the 6th and 7th lines in the script to :
<frame src="top.html" name="top">
<frame src="bottom.html" name="bottom">
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