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                    Duplicate objects
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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6ed0a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Duplicate an object using the Duplicate command</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6ed2a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Duplicate a selected object as you transform</h4>
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</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><div class="section"><p>You can duplicate objects using a number of
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6ed0a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6ed0a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Duplicate an object using the Duplicate command</h3><div><div class="section"><p>Use
the Duplicate command to replicate a selected object instantly.
The new copy appears on the layout slightly offset down and to the
right from the original.</p>
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<div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Select an object or objects, and choose Edit&#160;&gt;
Duplicate.</span></div>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6ed2a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6ed2a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Duplicate a selected object as you transform</h3><div><div class="section"><p>You can duplicate an object each time
you change its position, orientation, or proportions. For example,
you can create a flower by drawing one petal, setting its reference
point at the base of the petal, and repeatedly rotating at incremental angles,
simultaneously duplicating to leave behind a new copy of the petal
at each angle.</p>
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<div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;During a transformation, do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>If you’re dragging the Selection tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Select_Lg_N.png" />, the
Rotate tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Rotate_Lg_N.png" />, the
Scale tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Scale_Lg_N.png" />, or
the Shear tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Skew_Lg_N.png" />, start
dragging, and then hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac&#160;OS)
after you begin dragging. To constrain the duplicate’s transformation,
Alt+Shift-drag (Windows) or Option+Shift-drag (Mac&#160;OS).</p>
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<li><p>If you’re specifying a value in the Transform or
Control panel, press Alt+Enter (Windows) or Option+Return (Mac&#160;OS)
after you’ve typed the value.</p>
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<li><p>If you’re pressing arrow keys to move objects, hold
down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac&#160;OS) as you press the
keys.</p>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6ecfa" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6ecfa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Duplicate objects into rows or columns</h3><div><div class="section"><p>Use the Step and Repeat command to instantly
create rows or columns of duplicates. For example, you can fill
a page with evenly spaced duplicates of a single business card design.</p>
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<ol><li><span>Select the object or objects you want to duplicate. </span></li>
<li><span>Choose Edit&#160;&gt; Step and Repeat.</span></li>
<li><span>For Repeat Count, specify how many duplicates you want
to make, not counting the original.</span></li>
<li><span>For Horizontal Offset and Vertical Offset, specify how
far to shift the position of each new duplicate from the previous
duplicate along the &#160;x and y axes, respectively, and click&#160;OK.</span></li>
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<div class="section"><div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />To create a page full of duplicates,
first use Step and Repeat with Vertical Offset set to 0 (zero);
this will create one row of duplicates. Then select the entire row
and use Step and Repeat with Horizontal Offset set to 0; this will
repeat the row down the page.</div></div>
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