Borders.DistanceFromLeft property (Word)
Returns or sets the space (in points) between the text and the left border. Read/write Long.
Syntax
expression. DistanceFromLeft
expression A variable that represents a 'Borders' object.
Remarks
Using this property with a page border, you can set either the space between the text and the left page border or the space between the left edge of the page and the left page border. Where the distance is measured from depends on the value of the DistanceFrom property.
Example
This example adds a border around each frame in the active document and sets the distance between the frame and the border to 5 points.
Dim frameLoop As Frame
For Each frameLoop In ActiveDocument.Frames
With frameLoop.Borders
.Enable = True
.DistanceFromLeft = 5
.DistanceFromRight = 5
.DistanceFromTop = 5
.DistanceFromBottom = 5
End With
Next frameLoop
This example adds a border around the first paragraph in the active document and sets the distance between the text and the left border to 3 points.
With ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(1).Borders
.Enable = True
.DistanceFromLeft = 3
End With
See also
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