# Duplicate objects

Use the Duplicate option on the Edit menu to make a copy of the selected object or objects. The duplicated object is placed slightly offset from the original.

## To duplicate objects

1. Select one or more objects.
2. Do one of the following:
   - From the Edit menu, select Duplicate.
   - Click on the toolbar.
   - Right-click the selected objects and select Duplicate.

     Tip: | If you duplicate an object, move it, and then select Duplicate again, the object will be duplicated and moved in one step. This is useful for creating a series of objects with an equal distance between them. Any animation attached to the object is also duplicated. If a group is duplicated, the new copy of the group can be ungrouped to individual objects. Duplicate works until you cancel the object's selection. Duplicate does not use the clipboard, so the clipboard’s contents are not changed when you use this command.

## See also

Create graphic displays