Cannot save pattern to swatches panel

[DANDELION FAB23431385vlgq]

I am fairly new to Illustrator, and am trying to save a pattern to my swatches panel. I copy my background tile, hit CTRL B and select No Fill and No Stroke. I then select all elements and drag over to my swatches panel, but nothing happens.  What am I missing?

[lambiloon · Accepted solution]

Hi check the video hope it helps you...regards

https://youtu.be/n34-YmNJMrc

[DANDELION FAB23431385vlgq]

Thank you!

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

What steps in the video solved your issue?

[tromboniator]

When you drag the selected artwork into the Swatches panel do you not see the blue outline around the swatches and the green circle and + sign?

From your description, your method should work.

Peter

[DANDELION FAB23431385vlgq]

I had missed embedding my images.  It is working now.  Thank you.

[Monika Gause]

There are images in it. Did you trace them?

Are those images embedded in the file?

And if you traced them, did you expand the trace?

[DANDELION FAB23431385vlgq]

Thank you!  I had missed embedding my images.

[Monika Gause]

Glad you could solve it.

[keyon25334473fyeh]

Do you possibly know why-when I drag my swatch onto my artboard, it comes as 1x1 & not 5x7 (how i saved it initially)?

[Monika Gause]

Do you possibly know why-when I drag my swatch onto my artboard, it comes as 1x1 & not 5x7 (how i saved it initially)?

By @keyon25334473fyeh

Please create a new thread for your problem and show screenshots and provide your Illustrator file.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Make sure your Swatches panel is not filtered to show only one type of swatch. Click the button closest to the middle and see if it is set to show all swatches.