To modify the view, first click on No Frames. This will bring up a standard web page with Expression Web’s default message. You can make changes to this page just as you would with any other standard web page in Expression Web.
Though it is possible to create an entirely new web page that duplicates your content from the frames page so that visitors to your site don’t have to do any extra work, I don’t see a lot of benefit in that for most cases. If you plan on creating a parallel site, why use frames in the first place? It would be easier to just use a layout table or a dynamic web template if that was your intention. However, there may be times when this is a plausible option so it’s nice to have that choice available.
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On the other hand, I do recommend modifying the default message to include links where viewers can download a browser that does support frames. This provides your visitors with an easy means to obtain a browser that will allow them to view your web site along with any other that uses frames.
After you’ve made changes here, be sure to save the information that you’ve added for this view. As this view is part of the main frames page, there’s a little more to this than there is with just saving a standard page. We’ll look more into that function in the next part of this series.
For more tips and tricks, be sure to take a look at the other Expression Web tutorials and user guides available here at Bright Hub.
