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80 Object Handling

Duplicating and cloning

Both these options create a copy of the selected object. The original object is deselected
and the duplicate or clone becomes the selected object.

You can also duplicate an object during moving, rotating, scaling, or skewing. During the
drag action (and while still holding the left mouse button down) click the right mouse
button or press "+" on the numeric keypad to drop a copy of the object. The original
object doesn’t move. You can do this as many times as you wish to create a series of
duplicated objects.

So an easy way to create one or more copies of an object that is exactly horizontally or
vertical aligned, is to drag the object, hold "Ctrl" to constrain the movement, and right
click (or press "+" on the numeric keypad) for each copy required.

To quickly create a line of objects, draw one, then drag while holding "Ctrl" and right click for
each copy required.
Duplicating

Choose "Edit -> Duplicate", or press "Ctrl + Alt + D", or select the object in the PAGE &
LAYER GALLERY (on page 178) and click the DUPLICATE button. The copy is displaced
slightly, usually down and to the right, from the original.

The duplicate distance is user definable, see "Customizing Designer Pro (on page 629)"

Cloning
Choose "Edit" > "Clone", or press "Ctrl + K". This
places a copy exactly on top of the original. Cloning is
an easy way to create concentric shapes.
This example uses an original large letter "A" with a
black fill and a 4pt thick white outline and a clone with
no fill and a 1pt black line.