Controlling Frame Content With Links - MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER MX 2004-USING DREAMWEAVER Use Manual

Controlling frame content with links

To use a link in one frame to open a document in another frame, you must set a target for the
link. The
target
content opens.
For example, if your navigation bar is in the left frame, and you want the linked material to
appear in the main content frame on the right, you must specify the name of the main content
frame as the target for each of the navigation bar links. When a visitor clicks a navigation link, the
specified content opens in the main frame.
To target a frame:
In Design view, select text or an object.
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In the Link field in the Property inspector (Window > Properties), do one of the following:
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Click the folder icon, then select the file to link to.
Drag the Point to File icon to the Files panel to select the file to link to.
In the Target pop-up menu in the Property inspector, select the frame or window in which the
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linked document should appear:
opens the linked document in a new browser window, leaving the current window
_blank
untouched.
opens the linked document in the parent frameset of the frame the link appears in,
_parent
replacing the entire frameset.
opens the link in the current frame, replacing the content in that frame.
_self
opens the linked document in the current browser window, replacing all frames.
_top
Frame names also appear in this menu. Select a named frame to open the linked document in
that frame.
Note: Frame names appear only when you're editing a document within a frameset. When you edit
a document in its own Document window, frame names do not appear in the Target pop-up menu.
If you're editing a document outside of the frameset, you can type the target frame's name in the
Target text box.
Tip: If you're linking to a page outside of your site, always use target="_top" or
target="_blank" to ensure that the page doesn't appear to be part of your site.
attribute of a link specifies the frame or window in which the linked
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