Can you make a frameset into a template?

Ok I am building a site and I have it set up with a fixed frame on the left
and then the frame to the right can be whatever size the content is.

I want to make this frameset into a template but so far I can only seem to
make the individual pages within the frameset into templates, not the whole
frameset itself.

Can I do this in Dreamweaver? Anyone know how?

Thanks,

Dubs

Ok, I read that file on frames and I agree with it, but then I need some
advice on a different idea to solve my problem.

And here is my problem: I'm developing a site for a client and it's set up
so that they can update content using MM Contribute. Now its working fine
without frames except when they enter more content than the design allows.

To see what I mean please check out this link:

<http://www.heartlandalliance.ca/Pages/children.htm>

So on this above page, my client has added more content than the background
image can "allow" so that¹s why I wanted a frame that would allow the left
part of the page to scroll while the flash naviagation stays put. Then I
could extend the background color so that the long content doesn't overflow
into the green area.

So if you have any other ideas of how to solve this problem I would be more
than stoked to try them out.

Dubs

On 7/9/04 1:00 PM, in article ccmq0m$c17$1 (AT) forums (DOT) macromedia.com, "Murray
*TMM*" <forums (AT) HAHAgreat-web-sights (DOT) com> wrote:

No - you cannot create a template from a frameset file. But there is no
reason too anyhow because after you read this you are going to throw out any
idea of ever using frames -

http://apptools.com/rants/framesevil.php

Okay I checked out your site and I have several ideas on how you can improve it
if your willing to listin.
First the flash navigation should have a clear background and be over the
gradiant background colors
L=http://www.macromedia.com/support/dreamweaver/ts/documents/wmode.htm]http://ww
w.macromedia.com/support/dreamweaver/ts/documents/wmode.htm will show you how
to make the background clear in a flash movie. If you do this you can have the
gradiant background larger then the flash and have the flash on the gradiant
background... get me?

Also you should NEVER make your menu system entirly out of Flash or Javascript
unless you have a Sitemap or somthing along those lines that connects every
page of your site if not the search engines won't find anything other then the
homepage. Search engines start at your homepage and if they can't find any
other links they think that all you have is that one page so it's importent to
never leave out text links connecting your site.

Thats pritty much it and you should be able to solve the background problem
with the clear flash background tell me if you need anymore help.

Flash