Inline Frames

Inline frame is a new concept introduced in Internet Explorer 4 that allows you to create frames that are embedded inside a document. If you don't know what I mean, just take a look at the following example:

Syntax of inline frames
Very simple: <iframe></iframe> That's it, plus a few attributes. Below lists the syntax used to create the below example:

<iframe src="http://www.tripod.com" width=450 height=300"></iframe>

The "src" attribute specifies the file you want to be shown inside the <iframe>, and the width and height attributes, naturally, dictate the dimensions of it.

To add an iFrame to your document
S set the cursor on the page where you want the iframe to be displayed. Then select INSERT/IFRAME from the top menu as shown on the right. In code view you will see that the Iframe tag has been added. It should look like this: <iframe></iframe>.

Highlight the entire tag, in code view, and right click. A menu pops up. Select EDIT TAG.

The edit tag dialog box appears showing you all of the attributes available for this tag as shown below. Here you set the width, height, alignment and if you want a border to appear. Click OK after you've made your selections. Play around with it for a bit to get a feel for how each of the attributes affect the iframe.

Compatibility issues
As mentioned above, inline frames are only supported by Internet Explorer 4, so if you have a large audience of people using Netscape, you may want to stay away from it. While it is unfortunate that only Internet Explorer supports the <iframe> tag, the good news is that all other browsers will simply ignore it should it bump into <iframe> No irritating JavaScript errors here!