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DistanceLeft Property [Publisher 2003 VBA Language Reference]

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When the Type property of the WrapFormat object is set to pbWrapTypeSquare, returns or sets a Variant that represents the distance (in points) between the document text and the left edge of the specified shape. Read/write.

expression.DistanceLeft

expression Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Example

This example adds an oval to the active document and specifies that the document text wrap around the left and right sides of the square that circumscribes the oval. The example sets a 0.1-inch margin between the document text and the top, bottom, left side, and right side of the square.

Sub AddNewShape()
    Dim shpOval As Shape

    Set shpOval = ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes _
        .AddShape(Type:=msoShapeOval, Left:=36, _
        Top:=36, Width:=100, Height:=35)
    With shpOval.TextWrap
        .Type = pbWrapTypeSquare
        .Side = pbWrapSideBoth
        .DistanceAuto = msoFalse
        .DistanceTop = InchesToPoints(0.1)
        .DistanceBottom = InchesToPoints(0.1)
        .DistanceLeft = InchesToPoints(0.1)
        .DistanceRight = InchesToPoints(0.1)
    End With
End Sub

Applies to | WrapFormat Object