Hour 13. Understanding and Building Frames and Framesets

Love 'em or hate 'em, many people seem to have strong opinions about frames. Creating a Web page with frames enables you to contain multiple Web pages in a single browser window. The user can select a link in one frame that loads content into another existing frame, enabling the user to stay in the same browser window.

Frames can be an excellent way to present information on your Web site, but they can also be a navigational nightmare to your users. Take care and make sure that your frames are carefully created so the user can navigate to links that you provide in your site without being perpetually caught in your frames.

Certain types of Web sites are excellent candidates for a frame ...

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