iframe

IFrame (from inline frame) is an HTML element which makes it possible to embed another HTML document inside the main document.

The size of the IFrame is specified in the surrounding HTML page, so that the surrounding page can already be presented in the browser while the IFrame is still being loaded. The IFrame behaves much like an inline image and the user can scroll it out of view. On the other hand, the IFrame can contain its own scroll bar, independent of the surrounding page's scroll bar.

While regular frames are typically used to logically subdivide the content of one website, IFrames are more commonly used to insert content (for instance an advertisement) from another website into the current page.

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The thing to keep in mind with iframes is that they work a bit differently than frames. It's more like a 'window' in your webpage (or in our case 'module') that displays a target URL (another webpage).

They're not hard to do once you've got the hang of it.

In fact if you go to the i-Frame Code Generator you can do it without having to know much about HTML.

Just enter the details of how you want your iframe to look, the url you want to show within the iframe and the code will be generated for you.

Be sure to also check out Jeffry Vance's lens on iframes where he demonstrates multiple uses of the powerful iframe.

The iframe can be used to target a page that can be printed by itself. Click on the printer icon to see how it prints just the graphics.

A step-by-step tutorial on how to do it is found here.

You'll first need to be an Amazon Associate (affiliate). But after that it's so easy. In fact they GIVE you the iframe code to use. Just copy and paste the code into your Text/Write module.

iframes should only really be used for html pages that have intentionally been made with a specific function in mind.

Don't iframe whole webpages from other sites. It'll look ghastly with a horizontal scroll bar as well as a vertical scroll bar.

It's yet to be confirmed but having a target page with a bit of code that 'breaks out of frames' can cause you to be locked out of your lens.

How would that happen?

By inserting and saving a Write/Text module to such a page will automatically load the page even in edit mode. Once loaded it'll bust out of the iframe and reload in the browser window. Thus stopping you from editing your lens, each and every time.

It would seem that Myspace has such a function.

So don't try putting your Myspace profile in an iframe. In fact avoid putting whole webpages of just any website in an iframe. Just link to them as normal if you really need your visitor to see it.