What is "Alpha" in text wrapping for?

Hi,
In the inspector sidebar Format > Arrange next to the tex wrap options is a box called "Alpha". What is that for? It doesn't seem to do anything when I change the value. Haven't found anything about that in the Help docs.
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Pap,
This is from the Pages Help browser:
If the object has an alpha channel (transparency), you can make text show through the transparent area by adjusting the value in the Alpha field.
Regards,
Jerry

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