```
the left of <i>card</i>
set [the] left of <i>button</i> to <i>integer</i>
set [the] left of <i>field</i> to <i>integer</i>
set [the] left of <i>window</i> to <i>integer</i>
get [the] left of menuBar
```

The<code> left </code>property returns or sets an integer equal to item 1 of an object’s rectangle. If you set the<code> left </code>of an object, it moves horizontally. The size of the object remains the same. You can’t set the<code> left </code>of cards: use the<code> rect</code>,<code> height</code>, and<code> width</code> properties to resize the cards in a stack.

You can't set the<code> left </code>of the menu bar.

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

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