Modifying patterns
You can modify a pattern by editing the artwork and then replacing the old pattern in the Swatches palette with the new artwork. If you replace an old pattern with a new pattern, any new and existing objects painted with that pattern are painted with the new definition rather than with the old definition.
To modify an existing pattern: - Make sure that nothing is selected in your artwork.
- Choose Windows > Swatches, and select the pattern swatch you want to modify.
- Drag the pattern swatch onto your artwork.
- Select artwork in the pattern tile, and edit the tile. (To do this, use the direct-selection tool or group-selection tool, or ungroup the pattern.)
- Select the pattern tile.
- Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) the modified pattern on top of the old pattern swatch in the Swatches palette. The pattern is replaced in the Swatches palette and is updated in the current file.
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