How do I multiple pastea drawing horizontally, or vertically in illustrator 10?

Question

I looked in the help topics of illustrator 10, and I did not find a multiple paste command or function. Help!!!!!!!

Answer 1

That's because there is no "multiple paste" command in Illustrator.
If you want to duplicate an object multiple times, you would paste it once (assuming you don't already have a copy in the document), and then create multiple copies using any of the following methods. (All expressed in terms of making a grid of multiple rows and columns. If you only want one row or one column, omit the unneeded steps.)
The old fashioned way (available since AI 1.0):
Drag one copy sideways (or move one copy sideways by a specified amount using any of the dialog-based Transform methods such as the Move command, the Transform Each command, or the Transform palette.)
Press Control-D (Win)/Command-D (Mac) (for "Duplicate Transform") to repeat the action until you have the number of copies you need in a row.
Select the whole row, and drag a copy up or down. (Or use any Transform method.)
Press Control/Command-D to repeat the action until you have the number of rows you want.
The Blend method (works in AI 8 or later):
Drag out one copy sideways to where you want the last copy to go.
With the Blend tool, click on the first copy, and then Alt(Win)/Option(Mac) click on the last copy. In the Blend dialog box, choose Specified Steps, and enter a number which is 2 less than the total number of copies you want in a row. (Since you already have 2 copies.) OK the dialog.
Drag the whole blend down to where you want the last row to be.
Select both blends and expand them into regular groups (Object>Blend>Expand).
With the blend tool, click on one group and then alt-click on the other group, and enter 2 less than the number of rows you want.
Expand that blend.
This method is most useful if you have a lot of rows and columns, and you know how many you want but not exactly how far apart you want them to be. It's more complicated, but it can save you a bunch of Control-D's. It is also the best way to go if you want each copy to change slightly, such as getting lighter, rather than being exact duplicates.
Finally, the newest method, using the Transform Effect (works in AI 9 or later):
Select your one copy.
Bring up the Effects>Transform&Distort>Transform dialog.
Enter a horizontal move of the distance that you want each copy to move. (This is a move distance, not a gap distances.)
Enter a number of copies which is 1 less than the total number you want in each row (since you already have 1.) OK the dialog.
With the object still selected, invoke the same effect dialog again. This time, enter a vertical move distance and a number of copies which is 1 less than your desired number of rows. OK the dialog.
If you want to be able to edit each copy independently, use the Object>Expand Appearance command.
If you don't use Expand Appearance, you can edit the one selectable original, and all the copies will update to look the same. This is very handy for having one editable master copy and a bunch of duplicates, such as a layout of business cards. It can also be a neat trick for interactively designing a pattern fill.