Ok, now that we have learned a bit about framing 
let's go back to something simple and we'll tear into linking between frames.
<frameset cols="33%,67%"> <frame src="beth.html"> <frame src="terri.html"> </frameset>
What we're going to do is add a link from beth.html to shannon.html. So open beth.html with Notepad and add the following...
<html>
<head>
<title>My Framz Page</title>
</head>
<body>
Beth
<p>You have to visit my friend Shannon.
</body>
</html>
Then add the link, and save it.
<html> <head> <title>My Framz Page</title> </head> <body> Beth <p>You have to visit my friend <a href="shannon.html">Shannon</a>. </body> </html>
Now try it.
<frameset cols="33%,67%"> <frame src="beth.html"> <frame src="terri.html"> </frameset>
If you click on that link you'll see Shannon's page load into Beth's window. I know, I know... you're not impressed. You want to click on a link in Beth's window and have it load into Terri's window. Well, that's a little more work.
What you have to do is name the <frame> in your master page. So go ahead and give that second frame a name.
<frameset cols="33%,67%">
<frame src="beth.html">
<frame src="terri.html" name="WINDOW-1">
</frameset>
Nearly any name will do... I chose "WINDOW-1". You could have chosen "mywindow", "APPLESAUCE", "beenerweener"... just about anything you want... as long as it BEGINS with an alpha-numeric character (abcABC123 etc). All other window names will be ignored. (An exception is to begin the frame name with the underscore _ It's use is explained a little later.)
Next we have to add a little something to that link in Beth's page, so open beth.html again (with Notepad) and add a target.
<html>
<head>
<title>My Framz Page</title>
</head>
<body>
Beth
<p>You have to visit my friend <a href="shannon.html" target="WINDOW-1">Shannon</a>
</body>
</html>
This will cause the link to load into the frame named WINDOW-1.
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