How do I make a pattern swatch in Adobe Illustrator 10?

Published By admin On Monday, August 30th 2010. Under Q & A  Tags: , , ,   

I have the pattern I want, but I cannot drag it into the swatches window, I’ve tried using the ctrl drag and alt drag, and when I tried selecting the pattern and then clicking edit: define pattern, that was grayed out. I am at the end of my wits- can anyone help me make this pattern a swatch?

One Response to “How do I make a pattern swatch in Adobe Illustrator 10?”

  1. Jonas M. Rogne says:
    August 30, 2010 at 2:52 am

    Try drawing a circle. Create a pattern swatch from it.

    If that works, it means that there is something about your other objects that won’t let them be turned into a pattern. Try removing them one at a time to find the offending object.

    If you can’t create patterns at all, I have no idea. ;)

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