stroke size issues, copying and pasting and printing

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Hi. I am having several issues. When I copy and paste something the object will paste to the bottom of the page? Also I have created patterns and when I move it onto a new document the pattern will distort which it has never done. Also my stroke size use to give me the option of .025 / 0.5 / 0.75 and then 1pt now i have to physically type it in? and lastly I noticed my clipping masks also have moved and they are filled in with a stroke, so if I filled in for example a collar on a t-shirt with a brush stroke and made it into a clipping mask, when I logged back onto my computer only half the collar would have it, and the actual line is above the mask not in the middle of the mask. also when I print some pages now come out blank.

Please help!

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