How to Set Frameset Properties in Dreamweaver

A group of frames that work together is called a frameset. Within Dreamweaver, you can set and control the properties of a frameset using the "Properties" palette. You can set border properties and control the sizes of the frames by changing these properties. The steps below will walk you through changing the frameset properties for your Dreamweaver website.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Macromedia Dreamweaver 8

1. Start Dreamweaver and open the webpage that contains the frames you would like to set. In addition to this, you can start a blank webpage and choose the "Modify" and "Frameset" options to create frames for your webpage.

2. Double-click on any frame border to change the "Properties" palette at the bottom of the screen to show the properties for your current frameset.

3. Choose which frame within the frameset you want to set the properties of by clicking the frame within the picture of the frameset on the right side of the "Properties" palette. The frame you have selected will be darker than the other frames that aren't selected.

4. Add a border to your frameset by choosing "Yes," "No" or "Default" from the "Borders" drop-down menu.

5. Set your frameset borders, if you have chosen to have a border, by specifying a border width in the "Border width" text box and picking a color for your border from the "Border color" color selections.

6. Change the size of your frameset by inputting a value into the "Column Value" text box. You can also choose to change the unit of measurement using the "Column Units" drop down menu.

Tips & Warnings

• If you don't see the "Properties" palette, choose the "Window" menu and click on "Properties." You can also use the keyboard shortcut of CTRL+F3.