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Shape.Left Property (Publisher)

Returns or sets a Variant indicating the distance from the left edge of the page to the leftmost edge of the specified shape. Numeric values are in points; all other values are in any measurement supported by Publisher (for example, "2.5 in"). Read/write.

Syntax

expression .Left

expression A variable that represents a Shape object.

Example

This example sets the horizontal position of the first shape in the active publication to 1 inch from the left edge of the page.

With ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes(1) 
 .Left = InchesToPoints(1) 
End With