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146 Chapter 10: Working with Pages with Frames
For example, a web page might have one narrow frame on the left side that contains navigation
links, one frame along the top that contains the logo and title of the website, and one large frame
that takes up the rest of the page and displays the main content.
Related topics
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“Editing frame content” on page 147
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“Saving and publishing a page with frames” on page 148
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“Targeting frame content” on page 149
Understanding frames and framesets
A page that contains frames is called a frameset . A frameset is an individual file that defines the
layout and properties of all the frames on a page, including the number of frames, the size
and placement of the frames, and the web address (URL) of the page that initially appears in
each frame.
A frame is an organizational element of a frameset page. It’s easy to think of the page that’s
currently displayed in a frame as an integral part of the frame, but each frame is just a container
for a page. Pages that initially load in the frames are referenced by the frameset, but any page can
be loaded in a frame.
The content that appears in each frame is saved in separate files. A page with three frames—
navigation, logo, and main content—actually has four files: the frameset and three web pages, one
for each frame. When a website visitor clicks a link in one frame, a new page can be loaded in
another frame. There can be a different page for each link in a frame.
A frame can load pages from the same or different websites. So you might be able to edit content
in some, but not all, frames.
Related topics
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“Editing frame content” on page 147
Title and logo frame
Main content frame
Navigation frame