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ASU English Home > Computing Support > Workshops and Tutorials > Tutorials > Tips for Building Frames Pages in Dreamweaver Remember that the frameset is just the HTML page that provides the browser with information on what page to put where. It makes sense to call your frameset "index.html" so that the site will display properly from the folder URL. Do you really need a frames page? Frame pages limit accessibility, so it is good practice to provide equal access to people browsing on frames-incompatible browsers. For other issues you can read these pages: http://www.agnr.umd.edu/intranet/webtips/frames.html | http://gita.state.az.us/policies_standards/html/p130_web_site_accessibility_policy.htm | http://is.asu.edu/accessibility/ You can quickly make a frames page with an existing document by going to Modify>Frameset>Split Frames. An easy way to name your frames is to use the Frames Palette shown below. To bring it up, go to Window>Frames. Remember that if you use a navigation bar, that your target frame will normally be your "mainFrame" as in the image above. If you don't specify a target, the new page will load in the same location as the navigation bar. Remember to design pages for varying screen resolutions. One problem with frames is that you start running out of screen to display your content. Keep in mind that most users will have their screens set to 800x600. Keep it simple and good luck! |
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