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4 With the selection tool, select the art-
work that will make up the pattern tile.
5 Choose Object > Pattern.
6 Click New. A preview of the pattern
tile appears in the upper right corner of
the dialog box.
7 Name the pattern using up to 31
characters.
(For ease of use on IBM PC-compatible
platforms, name the pattern using the
DOS 8.3 naming convention of eight
characters for the name followed by a
period and up to three characters for the
file format; e.g., Geometrc.ai.)
8 Click OK.
Paint an object with your newly created
pattern as described in Setting paint
attributes.