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Planning and Laying Out Frames

Planning and Laying Out Frames

• Sketch the frame structure on paper before writing the HTML code

two rows

two columns

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Start Notepad (BBEdit)Start Notepad (BBEdit)

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Enter Initial HTML TagsEnter Initial HTML Tags

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Setting Frame RowsSetting Frame Rows

• Use the ROWS attribute in the <FRAMESET> tag to set the number and sizes of rows

<FRAMESET ROWS=“30%, 70%”>

sizes of rows as apercentage of the

screen

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Setting Frame RowsSetting Frame Rows

• Additional rows may be added by simply specifying the height in percentage of screen height or number of pixels

• Asterisks may be used instead of numbers to evenly divide the remaining space available

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Setting Frame RowsSetting Frame Rows

first rowis 30% high

second rowis 70% high

Enter the FRAMESETtag on line 6 of your

document

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Identifying the Header Content

Identifying the Header Content

• The frame in the first row will display the header Web page

• A <FRAME> tag must define each frame in the frame definition file

• Use the SRC attribute to identify the Web page that will display in the frame

• You will turn off scrolling because the header can display without having to scroll

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Identifying the Header Content

Identifying the Header Content

Enter the FRAMEtag on line 7 of your

document

Web page thatdisplays infirst frame

scrollingturned off for

first frame

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Setting Frame ColumnsSetting Frame Columns

• Columns divide the screen vertically

• The COLS attribute works like the ROWS attribute

• If you need more than two columns, you must include the dimensions for the columns in the <FRAMESET> tag

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Setting Frame ColumnsSetting Frame Columns

Enter the FRAMESETtag on line 9 of your

document

first columnis 25% wide

secondcolumn is75% wide

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Identifying the Column Content

Identifying the Column Content

• The first column will display the navigation page that will remain constant

• Do not turn off scrolling, in case further links are added in the future The default scrolling setting is AUTO The scroll bar will automatically be available

for the frame, if needed

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Identifying the Column Content

Identifying the Column Content

• The second column will display variable information

• Use the NAME attribute to give that frame a target name Links can use this target to direct the display

of subsequent Web pages to that frame

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Identifying the Column Content

Identifying the Column Content

Web pagemenu.htm displaysin a second frame

Web pagehome.htm displays

in a third frame

Name of thirdframe; other Web

pages can useas a target

Enter the FRAMEtags on lines 10 and 11

of your document

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Ending the FramesetsEnding the Framesets

• You must enter a </FRAMESET> tag for each <FRAMESET> tag

begin frameset 1

begin frameset 2

end frameset 1

end frameset 2

Enter the /FRAMESETtags on lines 13 and 14

of your document

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Saving the HTML FileSaving the HTML File

• Save the HTML file in your network account with framedef.htm as the file name

file name