An "evil" frames question....plz!

Hello and thank you for allowing me topost here.

My question is probably quite stupid to you but I have searched and read and searched and read and I still do not understand. I can make frames  (dreamweaver mx studio) and preview them on my web page but after I upload thay are not present. Please, please someone explain to me how to put frames in my web site that I design and how I save them so that they show up when posted on the web. What I need to acomplish is having a area on left side to put navigation buttons in. I have been able to read about saving frame sets and frames and all that but not how to include them on my web page. whenevr I am working on my web page in dreamweaver and add a frame it is a totaly seperate html document, so how does it get into my index.html page! I apoligize for the stupid question but I am lost.

Thank you for your time.

Hello again,

I want to thank you so much for your help. I have begun the creation of my first web site with Dreamweaver at www.illusive.o-f.com

Again thank you! I was really having  a fit with frames....lol......

Hello,

Yes I am taking this all one step at a time....lol...I want to make sure I catch every detail that is possible. Do you mean you could not see the title page animation? There should be a short animation in the title area, worked for several people that have visited so far.

Thanks so much for showing an intrest, any help is greatly appreciated!