Learn how to duplicate shapes using the Ctrl+D command in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac. This technique is more than just a shortcut, and can save you serious time.
Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: PowerPoint 2011 for Mac
OS: Mac OS X
You learned how to duplicate shapes by dragging them in an earlier tutorial, but while that's a nice way to duplicate two or five shapes, it's not the best way to create ten, twenty, or more copies. We all know that you can press Command + C to copy any shape in PowerPoint to the clipboard, and a resulting Command + V always pastes a copy from the clipboard to the slide. What many people don't realize is PowerPoint has this almost supernatural keyboard shortcut called Command + D (yes, the D stands for duplicate), and this shortcut does more than just let you achieve two shortcuts with one by duplicating; in fact it creates a pattern of evenly-spaced and symmetrical shapes! Follow these steps to explore more in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac:
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