Shortcut to duplicate

[pslane1]

In Photoshop I use Click+Alt and then Ctrl + J to get duplicates of my images.  Is there a way to do this in Illustrator?

[Ton Frederiks · Accepted solution]

Select something.

Drag the selection with the Selection tool and hold down the Alt key.

Click Cmd (or Ctrl) D to repeat (Transform again).

[pixxxelschubser · Accepted solution]

Or simple:

[Strg/Ctrl]+[C] and [Shift]+[Strg/Ctrl]+[V] (paste in place)

Or

[Strg/Ctrl]+[C] and [Strg/Ctrl]+[F] (paste before)

Or

[Strg/Ctrl]+[C] and [Strg/Ctrl]+[B] (paste behind)

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS · Accepted solution]

Alt-drag is an almost universal Adobe shortcut for making a "quick copy". 

You can also copy (Cntl-C or Cmd-C) and paste in front or paste in back (Cnt/Cmd-f and -b respectively). This is more of a clone since it makes a copy in the same location as the original.

Edit: @pixxxelschubser --I swear your post wasn't visible when I posted! 😉

[pslane1]

This is great info.  I'll be trying them all!  Thank you Creamer Training, pixxxelschubser and Ton Frederiks.

[pixxxelschubser]

… Edit: @pixxxelschubser --I swear your post wasn't visible when I posted! 😉

By @Dave Creamer of IDEAS

@Dave Creamer of IDEAS 

That is not a problem at all.

It is much better to get two similar answers - than no answer at all.

😉