# C1.Report.FieldBase.Left

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<h1 id="C1_Report_FieldBase_Left_" data-uid="C1.Report.FieldBase.Left*">Left Property
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<h4 id="C1_Report_FieldBase_Left" data-uid="C1.Report.FieldBase.Left">Left</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets the X coordinate of the field's left edge in twips.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">[C1Category(&quot;Layout&quot;)]
[C1Description(&quot;FieldBase.Left&quot;, &quot;The X coordinate of the field&#39;s left edge in twips.&quot;)]
[TypeConverter(typeof(PageUnitConverter))]
public double Left { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">&lt;C1Category(&quot;Layout&quot;)&gt;
&lt;C1Description(&quot;FieldBase.Left&quot;, &quot;The X coordinate of the field&#39;s left edge in twips.&quot;)&gt;
&lt;TypeConverter(GetType(PageUnitConverter))&gt;
Public Property Left As Double</code></pre>
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<h5 id="C1_Report_FieldBase_Left_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>A field's location is the distance from its upper left corner to the upper left corner
of its containing <a class="xref" href="C1.Report.FieldBase.SubSection.html#C1_Report_FieldBase_SubSection">SubSection</a>.</p>
<p>Setting the <a class="xref" href="C1.Report.FieldBase.Left.html#C1_Report_FieldBase_Left">Left</a> or <a class="xref" href="C1.Report.FieldBase.Top.html#C1_Report_FieldBase_Top">Top</a> property to zero places the field at 
the very left or top of its containing section.</p>
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