Week 11: Basic Frameset Example

Basic terminology:
A frameset is a container for frames.
A frame is a container for an html page.

Why Framesets?
This allows content to flow through a web site, while certain areas or frames remain on the screen all the time, other areas are dynamic.
Typically a three-frame-frameset would hold the following content 1) the top frame HEADER or Flash Banner, 2) the side frame nav bar, and 3) the mainFrame content area. When an item is clicked on the nav bar, the content would be played in the content area of the page.

Our basic example has two frames in the Frameset.
• The Frameset file will be saved as index.html.
• The topFrame will hold the HEADER type and the hyperlinks that will cause Page1.html and Page2.html to play in the mainFrame.
• The mainFrame is where Page1.html and Page2.html will flow through.



Another example, but caution... this one uses an earlier version of Dreamweaver.