How do you copy and paste a shape in Illustrator?

How do you copy something in Illustrator?

Duplicate or Copy Objects

  1. Same Document. Hold down Alt (Win) or Option (Mac), and then drag the edge or fill of the object.
  2. Different Documents. Open the documents side by side, and then drag the edge or fill of the object from one document to another.
  3. Copy/Paste from Clipboard. …
  4. Keyboard.

28.08.2013

How do you duplicate a shape?

Select your first shape and press CTRL + D to duplicate it. Re-organize and align the pasted shape as you want to have it. When you are done with the alignment of the second shape, then use CTRL + D several times again to make your other copies of the shape.

Is there a clone tool in Illustrator?

The Clone Source panel (Window > Clone Source) has options for the Clone Stamp tools or Healing Brush tools. You can set up to five different sample sources and quickly select the one you need without resampling each time you change to a different source.

How do you Ctrl D in Illustrator?

Identical to the functionality of Adobe Illustrator (i.e. learned behavior,) allow users to select an object and use the keyboard shortcut Cmd/Ctrl + D to duplicate that object after initial copy & paste (or Alt + Drag.)

How do I copy and paste a line in Illustrator?

Use any of the following methods:

  1. Same Document. Hold down Alt (Win) or Option (Mac), and then drag the edge or fill of the object.
  2. Different Documents. Open the documents side by side, and then drag the edge or fill of the object from one document to another.
  3. Copy/Paste from Clipboard. …
  4. Keyboard.

5.09.2012

How do I select and copy in Illustrator?

When you press the Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows) key, a white arrow appears underneath your selection tool, indicating that you are copying. You can also copy and paste selected objects by choosing Edit > Copy from the menu.

What is the advantage of duplicating a shape?

Duplicate is twice as fast as copy and paste

That means that you can cut out a lot of time from your workflow by duplicating objects rather than copying and pasting them, especially when you take advantage of the duplicate shortcut’s hidden feature described next.

What is Ctrl D in Illustrator?

One of my favorite tricks to use in Illustrator which I forgot to mention in my “favorite Illustrator tips” blog is Ctrl-D (Command-D), which allows you to duplicate your last transformation and is especially useful when you’re copying objects and want them to be spaced an exact distance apart.

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