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3 Select the Pattern option at the top of
the palette. A list of patterns appears.
4 Select the name of a fill pattern.
In addition to the default list of patterns,
Illustrator comes with a large selection of
patterns—including some 50 patterns
from the Adobe Collector’s Edition: Pat-
terns and Textures. You can load pat-
terns with the Import Styles command.
(Patterns used to stroke objects or fill
type appear gray in Preview or Preview
Selection view, but they print correctly.)
5 If the Auto option is not selected in
the Paint Style palette, click Apply or
press Return to paint the selected object.
Pattern
option