Left Property [Selection, Shape]

Left returns or sets the coordinate for the left edge of the selection or shape. Returns a double.

Syntax

object.Left

object.Left = Left

Parameter	Type	Description
Left	Double	required, use page coordinates for top-level document objects, use map units for objects inside a base layer

Example 1

This example demonstrates how to return the position of the left side of a selection on a page.

Debug.Print Selection.Left

Example 2

This example demonstrates how to position the left side of an object 1.5 page units from the left edge of a page.

Shape.Left = 1.5

Example 3

This script displays all the methods and properties in the Shape object.

Used by: Selection collection, Shape object