Illustrator Fundamentals

Duplicating objects

Duplicate objects by dragging

1. Select one or more objects.

2. Select the Selection, Direct Selection, or Group Selection.

3. Alt drag (Windows) or Option drag (Mac OS) the selection (but not a handle on the bounding box).

Duplicate objects by using the Layers panel

You can quickly duplicate objects, groups, and entire layers by using the Layers panel.

1. Select the items you want to duplicate in the Layers panel.

2. Drag the item in the Layers panel to the New Layer button at the bottom of the panel.