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Selecting a frame or frameset in the Document window

In the Document window, when a frame is selected, its borders are outlined with a dotted line; when a frameset is selected, all the borders of the frames within the frameset are outlined with a dotted line.

Select frames and framesets to change their properties. The Property inspector displays the properties of the selected frame or frameset. See About frame and frameset properties.

To select a frame in the Document window:

Alt-click (Windows) or Option-Shift-click (Macintosh) inside a frame.

To select a frameset in the Document window:

Click a frame border in the Document window.

To move the selection to another frame, do one of the following:

To move the selection to the next frame, Hold down Alt (Windows) or Command (Macintosh), and press the Left or Right Arrow key.
To move the selection to the parent frameset (containing nested frames), Press Alt-Up Arrow (Windows) or Command-Up Arrow (Macintosh).
To move the selection to the child frame (the frame that is nested in another frame), Press Alt-Down Arrow(Windows) or Command-Down Arrow (Macintosh).