Using Frames in a Web Site Project 6 Using Frames in a Web Site
Project Objectives Define terms related to frames Describe the steps used to design a frame structure Plan and lay out a frameset Create a frame definition file that defines three frames Use the <frameset> tag
Project Objectives Use the <frame> tag Change frame scrolling options Name a frame content target Identify Web pages to display at startup Set frame rows
Project Objectives Set frame columns Create a header page with text Create a navigation menu page with text links Create a home page
Creating a Frame Definition File A frame definition file defines the layout of the frames in a Web site and specifies the Web page contents of each frame A frameset is used to define the layout of the frames that are displayed
Creating a Frame Definition File
Frame Tag Attributes
Starting Notepad and Entering Initial HTML Tags
Defining Columns and Rows in the Frameset If necessary, click line 10 and then press the ENTER key twice Type <frameset cols=“25%,75%”> and then press the ENTER key Type <frameset rows=“18%,82%”> and then press the ENTER key
Defining Columns and Rows in the Frameset
Identifying Attributes of the Header and Menu Frames If necessary, click line 13 Type <frame src="header.htm“ scrolling="no“ frameborder="no"> and then press the ENTER key Type <frame src="menu.htm“ scrolling="no“ frameborder="no"> and then press the ENTER key twice
Identifying Attributes of the Header and Menu Frames
Identifying Attributes of the Main Frame If necessary, click line 16 Type <frame src="home.htm“ name="win-main“ frameborder="no"> and then press the ENTER key
Identifying Attributes of the Main Frame
Ending the Framesets If necessary, click line 17 Type </frameset> as the tag Click line 15 to position the insertion point Type </frameset> and then press the ENTER key
Ending the Framesets
Saving the HTML File With a floppy disk in drive A, click File on the menu bar and then click Save As. Type framedef.htm in the File name text box If necessary, click 3 1⁄2 Floppy (A:) in the Save in list. Click the Project06 folder and then click the ProjectFiles folder in the list of available folders. Click the Save button in the Save As dialog box
Saving the HTML File
Creating the Header Page Click File on the menu bar and then click New on the File menu Enter the HTML code as shown in Table 6-4 on page HTM 269 Position the insertion point on the second blank line (after the <body> tag) on line 11 Type <font face="broadway“ color="navy" size="+2">BILL THOMAS on line 11 and then press the ENTER key
Creating the Header Page Type <br />ILLUSTRATIONS </font> as the tag With a floppy disk in drive A, click File on the menu bar and then click Save As. Type header.htm in the File name text box If necessary, click 3 1⁄2 Floppy (A:) in the Save in list. Click the Project06 folder and then click the ProjectFiles folder in the list of available folders. Click the Save button in the Save As dialog box
Creating the Header Page
Starting a New Document and Entering Initial HTML Tags
Adding Links with Targets to the Menu Page and Saving the HTML File Enter the following HTML beginning on line 11
Adding Links with Targets to the Menu Page and Saving the HTML File With a floppy disk in drive A, click File on the menu bar and then click Save As. Type menu.htm in the File name text box If necessary, click 3 1⁄2 Floppy (A:) in the Save in list. Click the Project06 folder and then click the ProjectFiles folder in the list of available folders. Click the Save button in the Save As dialog box
Creating the Home Page Click File on the menu bar and then click New on the File menu Enter the HTML code as shown in Table 6-7 on page HTM 273 Position the insertion point on the second blank line (line 11)
Creating the Home Page Type <img src="thomaswaterfall.jpg"> as the tag With a floppy disk in drive A, click File on the menu bar and then click Save As. Type home.htm in the File name text box If necessary, click 3 1⁄2 Floppy (A:) in the Save in list. Click the Project06 folder and then click the ProjectFiles folder in the list of available folders. Click the Save button in the Save As dialog box
Creating the Home Page
Viewing and Printing the Frame Definition File Using a Browser Start your browser Type a:\Project06\ProjectFiles\ framedef.htm in the Address box and then press the ENTER key Click File on the menu bar and then click Print on the File menu Click the Options tab in the Print dialog box Click As laid out on screen to select it and then click the Print button
Viewing and Printing the Frame Definition File Using a Browser
Testing the Links Click the Cross Hatch link on the navigation menu Click the Full Color link on the navigation menu Click the Ink Wash link on the navigation menu
Testing the Links Click the Order Form link on the navigation menu Click the Home link on the navigation menu Click the e-mail link and verify that the New Message window shows billthomas@isp.com as the address. Click the Close button to close the New Message window and quit the e-mail program
Printing All HTML Files Click the Notepad button on the taskbar Click File on the menu bar and then click Print. Click Print in the Print dialog box to print the home.htm file Using Notepad, open the file, framedef.htm, from the Project06\ProjectFiles folder on the HTML Data Disk Click File on the menu bar and then click Print. Click Print in the Print dialog box to print the file, framedef.htm Repeat the third and fourth steps to open and print the header.htm and menu.htm files
Quitting Notepad and a Browser Click the Close button on the browser title bar Click the Close button on the Notepad window title bar
Project Summary Define terms related to frames Describe the steps used to design a frame structure Plan and lay out a frameset Create a frame definition file that defines three frames Use the <frameset> tag
Project Summary Use the <frame> tag Change frame scrolling options Name a frame content target Identify Web pages to display at startup Set frame rows
Project Summary Set frame columns Create a header page with text Create a navigation menu page with text links Create a home page
Project 6 Complete