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MarginLeft Property [Excel 2003 VBA Language Reference]

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Returns or sets the distance (in points) between the left edge of the text frame and the left edge of the inscribed rectangle of the shape that contains the text. Read/write Single.

Example

This example adds a rectangle to myDocument, adds text to the rectangle, and then sets the margins for the text frame.

Set myDocument = Worksheets(1)
With myDocument.Shapes.AddShape(msoShapeRectangle, _
        0, 0, 250, 140).TextFrame
    .AutoMargins = False
    .Characters.Text = "Here is some test text"
    .MarginBottom = 0
    .MarginLeft = 100
    .MarginRight = 0
    .MarginTop = 20
End With

Applies to | TextFrame Object