But if you scroll down the page, the menu buttons move up. While this construction may be a good substitute for frames, when you update the site and make changes to the menu, the changes must be made on every page in the site. Another good use for frames is to provide a static frame that contains information you want to display at all times, such as a logo banner, title bars, instructions or copyright information. Such frame sites are easy to construct, yet they present information in a very organized fashion and do not appear simple at all. When you print a page on a framed site, you must be sure the cursor is in the frame you wish to print.
Many people find navigation within a framed site confusing.
Sharkey's Netscape Frames Tutorial .