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Expand on the note about margins and alignment properties to make it a bit clearer.
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<h1 id=head-box-flexible>CSS Flexible Box Layout Module</h1>
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<h2 class="no-num no-toc" id=w3c-working>Editor's Draft, 23 May 2012</h2>
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<h2 class="no-num no-toc" id=w3c-working>Editor's Draft, 24 May 2012</h2>
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<dt>This version:
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<p class=note> Note that, if free space is distributed to auto margins, the
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alignment properties will have no effect in that dimension.
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alignment properties will have no effect in that dimension because the
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<div class=example>
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<p>Auto margins can be used for simple alignment or for fine control.

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Note that, if free space is distributed to auto margins,
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<p>Auto margins can be used for simple alignment or for fine control.

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