macromedia Dreamweaver 8

Specifying Frame Properties

When you create a frameset, get in the habit of naming each frame. The name you assign to a frame is not the filename or title of the document that corresponds with the frame, nor is it the title of the frame itself. A frame name serves to identify the framed area of the document for your reference and is generally used for scripting purposes. Naming your frames is important when you create links to display pages within a framed area. It is also important to name your frames for accessibility, especially when the frame title is not supported by technology used to view the page. In the previous exercise, you worked with the predefined framesets. Each frame was already given a default name. In this exercise, you will ...