Visual QuickStart Guide: Dreamweaver CS6

B1. Adding Frames

In This Chapter

How Frames Work

Creating a Frameset

Using the Frames Panel

Inserting Pages into Frames

Saving Framesets and Frames

Targeting Frames with Links

Adding noframes Content

Normally, a Web page fills an entire browser window. However, a browser window can be split into two or more smaller individual panes called frames. Each frame contains an individual Web page.

Frames are used to define areas of a page, such as a navigation bar or a masthead, that remain constant as the user moves through the site. They are also used to define content areas where the content changes each time a navigation link is clicked. Frames allow you to have a site where the navigation part of the window loads only a single time (reducing ...