How to Change Frame Margins Using HTML Programming

Hypertext Markup Language is a computer language used to create web pages. HTML documents contain plain text and have the extension .html or .htm extension. You can change the margins of a frame to adjust the amount of space between the contents of the frame and the edges of the frame. You can set the margins of a frame to zero if you want the contents of the frame to appear directly beside the edge of the frame. This guide will teach you how to change frame margins on your site. It presents a very simple approach to customizing your page.

Things You'll Need

• Internet
• Explorer

Instructions

1. Start the word processor or text editor you will use to create the web page. Locate the web page on your PC. Position the cursor inside the <FRAME> tag you wish to change.

2. Type "MARGINWIDTH=?". Replace the question mark with the amount of space you want to us in pixels. Next, press the spacebar to change the left and right margins. Your text should match the following:<FRAME NAME=”main” SRC=“oceans.html” MARGINWIDTH=45 MARGINHEIGHT=45></FRAMESET>

3. Open a new Web browser to verify that your web page runs with the margins you have specified.

Tips & Warnings

• You should display your web page in several browsers to see how each browser displays your page.