To duplicate while rotating or skewing 1 Select an object and choose Effects > Freeform to put the object in Freeform mode. 2 Point to a handle and press Option (Mac) or Ctrl (Windows) as you drag the handle. •   To rotate the object, drag one of the four corner handles. •   To skew the object horizontally, drag a horizontal skew handle to the left or right. To skew vertically, drag a vertical skew handle up or down. The duplicated object rotates or skews depending on which handle you drag. You cannot rotate and skew the object at the same time. When you release the mouse button, the duplicate object is in front of the original. Creating multiple duplicates After you duplicate an object using a modifier key, you can make more copies with the same offset distance, angle of rotation, or skew factor. With a duplicated object still selected, choose Edit > Duplicate. Can- vas creates another duplicate and applies the same offset distance, angle of rotation, or skew factor. Scaling, rotating, and offsetting copies The Replicate command offers powerful capabilities for duplicating objects. You can use the Replicate dialog box to set the number of copies and to rotate, scale, and position copies with one command. Replicating a selection 1 Select one or more objects to copy and choose Edit > Repli- cate. 2 In the Replicate dialog box, specify the number of copies. Enter the scaling, rotation, and offset values you want to apply. For information on these settings, see “Options in the Replicate dialog box” on page 16.263. •   To preview the replication, click Apply. Canvas draws the copies and the dialog box stays open. You can change set- tings and click Apply to preview the new settings.
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