Is it possible to create a document frame in which the border is a repeating background pic? like, instead of solid, grooved, inset, or outset. or is there another way to make a border with a pic repeating over it? if so, what's the code?

You could use nested tables....

<table background="BG.GIF" width=500 height=500 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0>
<tr>
<td>

<table bgcolor=FFFFFF width=450 height=450 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0>
<tr>
<td>
REST OF PAGE
</td>
</tr>
</table>

</td>
</tr>
</table>

But if you mean actual frames, you could create an image and positionn an iframe over it... or go to http://framecodes.tripod.com and look at the 5+