Thank you so much for being patient. What you are saying is what I am doing so it must be how I am stating things that is causing confusion. Or, maybe I have no idea what is going on, but am still creating successful framesets somehow. Using your example, in the left frame you have a link to Topic A that when clicked opens in the right frame. Also in the left frame, you have a link to Topic B that when clicked opens in the right frame. Also in the left frame, you have a link to Topic C that when clicked opens in the right frame. Therefore, you need three framsets, right? One for Topic A, one for Topic B, and one for Topic C. In this case, each frameset would have the same topic for the left side, and a different topic for the right side. Aren't we talking about the same thing here?
Hi again
Nope, a single frameset would do it. The frameset file simply divides the browser into multiple areas and loads a single HTML page into each area.
The HTML page loaded into the left panel would never change (unless you needed it to). It would simply be there in the left frame with three different links on the page. Each link would then load the appropriate topic into the right frame of the frameset. So the only thing that changes when a link is clicked in the navigation frame is that a new topic is loaded into the frame on the right. The Frameset doesn't change and neither does the navigation page.
Let's say I wanted to have 26 pages available. Named A.htm, B.htm all the way to Z.htm. I would then have a single page with the letters A-Z in that left frame. I don't need 26 different pages and I don't need 26 different framesets. Just one of each. 26 topics, sure! So my total investment would be 28 topics, not 78.
Make better sense now?
Cheers... Rick 
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