Shape.Left Property (Word)
Returns or sets a Single that represents the horizontal position, measured in points, of the specified shape or shape range. Can also be any valid WdShapePosition constant. Read/write.
Syntax
expression .Left
expression Required. A variable that represents a Shape object.
Remarks
The position of a shape is measured from the upper-left corner of the shape's bounding box to the shape's anchor. The RelativeHorizontalPosition property controls whether the anchor is positioned alongside a character, column, margin, or the edge of the page.
Example
This example sets the horizontal position of the first shape in the active document to 1 inch from the left edge of the page.
With ActiveDocument.Shapes(1)
.RelativeHorizontalPosition = _
wdRelativeHorizontalPositionPage
.Left = InchesToPoints(1)
End With