Returns or sets the position of the specified object, in points. Read/write Long, except as shown in the following table.
Remarks
The meaning of the Left property depends on the specified object.
| Object | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Application | The distance from the left edge of the screen to the left edge of the main Microsoft Excel window. |
| Axis, LegendEntry, LegendKey | The distance from the left edge of the object to the left edge of the chart area. Read-only. |
| Range | The distance from the left edge of column A to the left edge of the range. If the range is discontinuous, the first area is used. If the range is more than one column wide, the leftmost column in the range is used. Read-only. |
| Window | The distance from the left edge of the client area to the left edge of the window |
| AxisTitle, ChartArea, ChartTitle, DataLabel, Legend, OLEObject, PlotArea, Shape, ShapeRange | The distance from the left edge of the object to the left edge of column A (on a worksheet) or the left edge of the chart area (on a chart). Read-only for ChartArea. |
If the window is maximized, Application.Left returns a negative number that varies based on the width of the window border. Setting Application.Left to 0 (zero) will make the window a tiny bit smaller than it would be if the application window were maximized. In other words, if Application.Left is 0 (zero), the left border of the main Microsoft Excel window will just barely be visible on the screen.