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Reviewed By: danielbuechele

Differential Revision: D7009457

fbshipit-source-id: d5053751a2bde369a65a740c03ace5bbd2eec02f

website/contents/properties/absolute-layout.md

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 ## Absolute/Relative Layout
 
-### Relative Layout
+The `position type` of an element defines how it is
+positioned within its parent.
 
-The element is positioned according to the normal flow of the view, and then offset relative to itself based on the values of `top`, `right`, `bottom`, and `left`. The offset does not affect the position of any other elements. Try out relative layout by changing the `positionType` of any child view and try to add offset to it.
+**RELATIVE (DEFAULT)** By default an element is positioned
+relatively. This means an element is positioned according to the
+normal flow of the layout, and then offset relative to that position
+based on the values of `top`, `right`, `bottom`, and `left`.
+The offset does not affect the position of any sibling or parent elements.
 
-### Absolute Layout
-
-The element doesn't take part in the normal flow. It is laid out independent of its siblings. The position is determined based on the `top`, `right`, `bottom` and `left` values. Try this out in playground.
-
-
-#### Position Type
+**ABSOLUTE** When positioned absolutely an element doesn't take
+part in the normal layout flow. It is instead laid out independent 
+of its siblings. The position is determined based on the
+`top`, `right`, `bottom`, and `left` values. 
 
 <controls prop="positionType"></controls>
 
-#### Position
+The position values `top`, `right`, `bottom`, and `left` behave
+differently depending on the `position type` of the element. For
+a `relative` element they offset the position of the element in the
+direction specified. For `absolute` element though these properties
+specify the offset of the element's side from the same side on the parent.
 
 <controls prop="position"></controls>