ScaleLeft, ScaleTop Properties

ScaleLeft, ScaleTop Properties

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You can use the ScaleLeft and ScaleTop properties to specify the units for the horizontal and vertical coordinates that describe the location of the left and top edges of a page when the Circle, Line, Pset, or Print method is used while a report is previewed, printed, or its output is saved to a file.

Setting

You can set the ScaleLeft and ScaleTop properties by using a macro or a Visual Basic event procedure specified by a section's OnPrint property setting.

Remarks

By using these properties and the related ScaleHeight and ScaleWidth properties, you can set up a custom coordinate system with both positive and negative coordinates. All four of these Scale properties interact with the ScaleMode property in the following ways:

You can also use the Scale method to set the ScaleHeight, ScaleWidth, ScaleLeft, and ScaleTop properties in one statement.

Note   The ScaleLeft and ScaleTop properties aren't the same as the Left and Top properties.