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Design Illustrator Foundations Adding Color and Type Colors, Patterns and Selecting Objects

Laura Ross
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Laura Ross
Courses Plus Student 2,449 Points

Can't drag object into the swatches panel.

When I try to drag my circle into the swatches panel, it just moves underneath the panel. Anyone else run into this?

Laura Ross
Laura Ross
Courses Plus Student 2,449 Points

This seems like it may be an illustrator cc 2015 bug.

I chose object>pattern>make and that worked. afterwards I was able to drag it into the swatch panel and create a duplicate of the pattern. Then I cmd+z to undo both and I could drag it in to create a pattern. But then I couldn't again later....

Am I just missing someting?

1 Answer

Daniel Maldonado
Daniel Maldonado
18,756 Points

I had the same issue in the same Ai version. I found that if I use the Direct Selection Tool (A) that I was able to add it like Mat explains. Also, was able to add it by doing Object > Expand while the object was selected.

Must be an Adobe bug that prevents it from doing it initially using the Selection Tool? Hope that helps.

Thanks!! Definitely just needed to be using the direct select, it seems.