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Duplicating Objects

When you duplicate an object, you specify the location on the template where you want the copy or copies to be placed. By using the Duplicate dialog, you can copy objects in one of the following ways:

ClosedTo duplicate an object

  1. Select the object that you want to duplicate. To select more than one object, hold down the Shift or Ctrl key as you click each object that you want to duplicate.

  2. On the Arrange menu, click Duplicate to open the Duplicate dialog. Alternatively, click Arrange on the object's context menu, and then click Duplicate.

  3. Use one of the following methods to duplicate the object and configure the properties for that method.

    4. ClosedDuplicate vertically

    • Copies: Specifies the number of duplicate copies that you want to create. You can enter a value in the input box or use the arrows to select the number that you want.

    • Offset: Specifies the amount of vertical space that you want between each of the objects. When you specify a positive value, the copies are placed below the original object. When you specify a negative value, the copies are placed above the original object.

    ClosedDuplicate horizontally

    • Copies: Specifies the number of duplicate copies that you want to create. You can enter a value in the input box or use the arrows to select the number that you want.

    • Offset: Specifies the amount of horizontal space that you want between each of the objects. When you specify a positive value, the copies are placed to the right of the original object. When you specify a negative value, the copies are placed to the left of the original object.

    ClosedDuplicate horizontally and vertically (table layout)

    • Columns: Specifies the number of columns that you want to be formed by the object and its duplicate copies. You can enter a value in the input box or use the arrows to select the number that you want.

    • Rows: Specifies the number of rows that you want to be formed by the object and its duplicate copies. You can enter a value in the input box or use the arrows to select the number that you want.

    • Horizontal Offset: Specifies the amount of horizontal space that you want between each of the columns. When you specify a positive value, the copies are placed to the right of the original object. When you specify a negative value, the copies are placed to the left of the original object.

    • Vertical Offset: Specifies the amount of vertical space that you want between each of the rows. When you specify a positive value, the copies are placed below the original object. When you specify a negative value, the copies are placed above the original object.

    ClosedDuplicate to next template(s)

    • Copies: Specifies the number of subsequent templates that you want the objects to be copied to. You can enter a value in the input box or use the arrows to select the number that you want.

      • If you specify more copies than the number of existing templates in the document, you are prompted to create the necessary templates. If there are more templates than the specified number of copies, no copies are placed on the remaining templates.

       

  4. If you want the duplicate copies to be linked to the same data source as the original object, click to select the Clone data source values check box. When you do this, the data source value of any duplicate copy is updated if the data source value of the original object is updated.

  5. Click OK to create the duplicate copies and close the dialog.

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