Layers

Positioning: Absolute vs Relative:

There are 3 types of positioning:

absolute: layers are positioned at fixed coordinates independent of all other things on the page.
<div> tag and <layer> tag used .
relative: layers are positioned with coordinates but are influenced by the flow of text around them or the flow of images.
<span> tag and <ilayer> tag used.
static: layers are positioned within the normal flow of text on the page.
No coordinates are entered into the properties panel or with style.

•basically you can put a layer in any of these positions. The easiest way to do this is with Style.

You can set the position of the layer by entering in values in the properties panel, and then you choose how it will be positioned in relation to the content on the page.

L=left
T=top
W=width
H=height

Clip: this is the clipping area of the content of the layer. It cuts off content if you set it to. Then you could scroll, for example.
L=Left
T=top
R=right
B=bottom

*note: With style, you should not use the properties panel to enter in values. Delete all values from the fields in the properties panel if you created them.