What is the purpose of Frames in MS Word

[Harold A. Climer]

Can anyone tell me the purpose of frames in MS
Word?
I have not been able to find an explanation as to their purpose. Lots
of stuff showing how to insert them, etc, but no reason why one should
use them.
I do know that they are a royal pain to edit and that any formatting
is lost if you get rid of them.
Harold A. Climer
Dept Of Physics Geology & Astronomy
U.T. Chattanooga
Room 406A Engineering,Math & Computer Sicence Building
615 McCallie Ave.
Chattanooga TN 37403
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[Michael Dobony]

In a true frame-based DTP program frames help you to create complex layouts
but am not sure about using them in Word.

Earlier generations of Word handled frames MUCH better than the later
generation (2000 and up). MS would do well to follow Wordperfect's
implementation of frames.