Javascript is probably the best way, but frames are the easiest for beginners. This is how you do it:
Have a standard HTML file that says:
<FRAMESET COLS="15%,85%">
The 15% and 85% can be altered accouding to how much of the window you want the frame to take up.
Below that you put in the frame sources in order from left to right (or top to bottom) that you want the frames to appear. You'll need an HTML file for each frame, so have one 'menu.htm' file and a 'mainwindow.htm' file for example:
<FRAME SRC="menu.htm" name=menu>
<FRAME SRC="mainwindow.htm" name=main>
</FRAMESET>
In the 'menu.htm' page you will have your various links eg:
<A HREF="spoons.htm" TARGET=main>Spoons</A>
<A HREF="forks.htm" TARGET=main>Forks</A>
The 'Target' bit tells the browser to open the HTML file in the 'main' frame. You can obviously change the names of the frames to whatever you like.
It should be noted you can also have frames inside other frames, etc.
Hope this helps. Let me know of any trouble.
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