Frames Tutorial

<BODY TEXT="#000000" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#FF0000" VLINK="#808080" ALINK="#0000FF"> <H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">McWebber Frames Tutorial<BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>Thanks to AOL member TERRIKOWAL for writing this section</FONT></FONT></H1> <P><BR> <B><FONT SIZE=+1>What are frames?</FONT></B> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=-1><A HREF="frameintro.html" TARGET="_top">click to go Full Screen</A></FONT></P> <P>Frames are much like split screen video. You can separate your web page into two or more pages on one screen, allowing viewers to scroll one page, while the other remains intact. Using frames you can divide pages into multiple, scrollable sections. </P> <P><B>Some of the features of frames are; </B></P> <UL> <LI>using links to open pages in one frame while the others remain intact</LI> <LI>implementing navigation bars</LI> <LI>using a frame to list table of contents </LI> </UL> <P><B><FONT SIZE=+1>How do frames work?</FONT></B> <BR> It takes at least 3 html pages to make frames work, the two (or more) that make up the contents of the page, and one page with codes to link the frames all together, called a <FONT COLOR="#FF0000">Frame Document</FONT>. In a Frame Document, the <BODY> tag is replaced with the <FRAMESET> tag. Here is a simple Frame Document: <BR> <BR> <TT><<FONT COLOR="#800080">HTML</FONT>><BR> <<FONT COLOR="#800080">HEAD</FONT>><BR> </<FONT COLOR="#800080">HEAD</FONT>><BR> <<FONT COLOR="#800080">FRAMESET</FONT> COLS=<FONT COLOR="#000080">"15%,*"</FONT>> <BR> <<FONT COLOR="#800080">FRAME</FONT> SRC=<FONT COLOR="#0000A0">"name or url of first frame"</FONT> NAME=<FONT COLOR="#0000A0">"MENU"</FONT>> <BR> <<FONT COLOR="#800080">FRAME</FONT> SRC=<FONT COLOR="#0000A0">"name or url of second frame"</FONT> NAME=<FONT COLOR="#0000A0">"MAIN"</FONT>><BR> </<FONT COLOR="#800080">FRAMESET</FONT>><BR> </<FONT COLOR="#800080">HTML</FONT>> <BR> <BR> </TT>We hope this helps you with your frames.</P> <P><B><FONT SIZE=+1>AOL Members</FONT>, please post any questions you have regarding frames in the Web Diner Message Boards or the Web Diner Chatrooms.</B> </P> <CENTER><P><B>[</B>INTRO<B>]  [</B><A HREF="layout.html">LAYOUT</A><B>]  [</B><A HREF="target.html">TARGETING</A><B>]  [</B><A HREF="multif.html">MULTIPLE</A><B>]  [</B><A HREF="browser.html">NO FRAMES</A><B>]  [</B><A HREF="index.html">HOME</A><B>]</B></P></CENTER> <CENTER><P>  </P></CENTER> <CENTER><P>  </P></CENTER>