NAMING FRAMES

GENERAL INFORMATION

When you create frames, you can give each one a name.

Usually, it is best to pick a name that relates to the location of the frame on the screen.

The reason we name frames is that we can then make links open HTML documents in specific frames. We specify the frame in the link tag using the target attribute.

Example:

The following link will open the document in the frame called leftFrame:

<a href="otherPage.html" target="leftFrame">Click here</a>

LOCATION OF USE

This is a typical frame tag without a name.

<frame src="frame_a.htm">

This is the same tag adding a name for the frame. The frame will be called leftFrame.

<frame src="frame_a.htm" name="leftFrame">

COMMON ERRORS

• You must add the name in the frame tag which is part of the frameset document. Many people confuse this step with the name of the file.

EXAMPLE

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