{"identifier":74022,"topic":"Properties","name":"left","text":"
the left of card<\/i>\n<\/u>\nset <\/pre><\/code>[the<\/pre><\/code>] left of button<\/i> to integer<\/i> set <\/code>[the<\/code>] left of field<\/i> to integer<\/i> set <\/code>[the<\/code>] left of window<\/i> to integer<\/i> <\/u>get <\/code>[the<\/code>] left of menuBar <\/code> The left <\/code>property returns or sets an integer equal to item 1 of an object\u2019s rectangle. If you set the left <\/code>of an object, it moves horizontally. The size of the object remains the same. You can\u2019t set the left <\/code>of cards: use the rect<\/code>, height<\/code>, and width<\/code> properties to resize the cards in a stack. 
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\nYou can't set the left <\/code>of the menu bar. 

\n\n HyperCard determines the left <\/code>of buttons, fields, and HyperCard\u2019s built-in windows relative to the top-left corner of the current card. 

\n\n HyperCard determines the left <\/code>of the card window relative to the top-left corner of the screen with the menu bar. 
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