<script type="text/javascript">
function setPositionAbsolute()
document.getElementById("b1").style.position="absolute";
document.getElementById("b1").style.top="10px";
<p>This is an example paragraph</p>
<p>This is an example paragraph</p>
<p>This is an example paragraph</p>
<p>This is an example paragraph</p>
<p>This is an example paragraph</p>
<p>This is an example paragraph</p>
<p>This is an example paragraph</p>
<p>This is an example paragraph</p>
<p>This is an example paragraph</p>
<p>This is an example paragraph</p>
<p>This is an example paragraph</p>
<p>This is an example paragraph</p>
<p>This is an example paragraph</p>
<p>This is an example paragraph</p>
<input type="button" id="b1" onclick="setPositionAbsolute()" value="Set button position to be absolute" />