Illustrator

Modify patterns

  1. Make sure that nothing is selected in your artwork.
  2. In the Swatches panel, select the pattern swatch you want to modify.
  3. Drag the pattern swatch onto your artboard, and edit the pattern tile on the artboard.
  4. Select the pattern tile, and Alt‑drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) the modified pattern on top of the old pattern swatch in the Swatches panel.

    The pattern is replaced in the Swatches panel and is updated in the current file.