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Creating a box from a clipping path
If a picture box has an associated clipping path (embedded or automatically
created), you can create a new box that has the shape of that clipping path by
selecting the picture box and choosing Item > New Box From Clipping.
Copying attributes from one box to another
To copy all of the attributes applied to a box and apply them to a different box:
Select the Item Format Painter tool on the Tool palette. 1
Select the box whose attributes you want to copy to “fill” the eyedropper . 2
To add other attributes to the Item Format Painter tool, hold down the Shift 
key as you select the box. The following dialog displays:
Make any changes you want to the box attributes and click OK. The new
attributes are added to the Item Form Painter tool, but are not applied to the
selected box.
Select any other box to apply the copied attributes. 3
To uncheck Apply check box for all panes in the Item Font Painter tool, hold
down the Shift+ Opt/Alt as you select the box.
To uncheck all options in any pane in the Item Font Painter tool, Opt/Alt click on
the Apply check box.
To check all options in any pane in the Item Font Painter tool, Shift+ Opt/Alt click
on the Apply check box.
The Item Format Painter works across all layouts in the same project, allowing
you to copy attributes from one item to another on the same layout, or to an
item on a different layout.
The eyedropper will retain these attributes until you select another item tool 
or a blank space on the canvas, allowing you to select as many boxes as you
wish and apply these attributes over and over.
If a box has already been selected before you select the Item Format Painter 
tool , then step 3 is not necessary, as soon as you perform step 2, the
copied attributes will automatically be applied to this selected box.
Super Step and Repeat
You can use Super Step and Repeat to transform items as you duplicate them
by scaling, rotating, and skewing the items.