Style Sheets Guide
=Creating Text Overlay Effects=

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Text Overlays
Using the "margin" Style Sheet properties, an author can specify negative margins. It is possible to specify negative values such that a section of text can occupy and overlap another section of previously rendered text. This "Text Overlay" capability can yield some very striking results, such as shadowed text and composite character graphics. While the tantalizing possibilities of this feature are very attractive, great care must be taken to ensure that the desired appearance is generated for the widest possible audience. True cross-platform pixel-level layout control is purposefully out of reach of HTML formatting and basic Style Sheets functionality, so the the use of negative margins is a dicey foundation on which to organize a visual layout. So, even though many of the visual effects possible using this method are appealing, there are many reasons (see more below) as to why this usage is discouraged.

Tips to keep in mind when creating Text Overlays

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