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VML Margin-Left Attribute

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This topic describes VML, a feature that is deprecated as of Windows Internet Explorer 9. Webpages and applications that rely on VML should be migrated to SVG or other widely supported standards.

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As of December 2011, this topic has been archived. As a result, it is no longer actively maintained. For more information, see Archived Content. For information, recommendations, and guidance regarding the current version of Windows Internet Explorer, see Internet Explorer Developer Center.

 

Specifies the left edge of the shape's containing rectangle relative to the shape anchor. Read/write. String.

Applies To

Shape

Tag Syntax

<v: element style="margin-left: expression ">

Script Syntax

element .style.marginleft="expression"

expression=element.style.marginleft

Remarks

The Margin-Left attribute is similar to the standard HTML Margin-Left attribute used with style sheets.

Note that marginleft is used instead of margin-left for scripting. Also note that if the position is absolute, the margin will not appear to change.

This property is used instead of Left for shapes in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel that are floating in a position relative to an anchor point.

Values include:

Value Description
Auto Default position of an element in the flow of the page.
units Default. A number with an absolute units designator (cm, mm, in, pt, pc, or px) or a relative units designator (em or ex). If no units are given, pixels (px) is assumed. The default value is 0.
percentage Value expressed as a percentage of the parent object's height.

 

VML Standard Attribute

See Also

Units

Example

The left margin is set to 25 pixels.

   <v:rect id=myrect fillcolor="red"
   style="position:relative;top:1;left:1;width:20;height:20;margin-left:25px">
   </v:rect>

Margin-Left Attribute Example. (Requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or greater.)