Web Design : Frames

Frames are used to create web pages where one section of the page can be changed independently of another section.

This is often done when web sites have a navigation panel at the side or bottom of the page. The panel contains icons which can be used to switch between the pages on the site. Selecting one of the icons will change the page that is displayed on the main part of the screen, but the navigation panel will remain the same.

Each frame is identified by a name. When a hyperlink is created the web designer can specify which of the frames to load the link page into when it is selected.

GCSE ICT Companion 04 - (C) P Meakin 2004