How to Import Illustrator Patterns into InDesign

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September 14, 2024
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How is it that this feature isn't available??

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Import and export

Participant

Yes Im aware of the work-arounds, but Il would to be able to import my pattern swatch from Illustrator or save it in my libraries... why isnt this available?

Bill Silbert

Community Expert

It's not available because Illustrator is a drawing program with limited layout features and InDesign is a page layout program with limited drawing capability. Pattern fill comes under the area of a drawing program.

Bill Silbert

Community Expert

InDesign does not actually have a pattern feature per se. You can create a workaround by importing (File>Place) a large rectangle filled with the pattern from Illustrator directly into a selected predrawn shape in InDesign. The pattern can then be manipulated in position and size like any other imported graphic. You can edit the pattern at any time in Illustrator and then update it in the InDesign file through InDesign's links Panel.

Robert at ID-Tasker

Legend

Copy&paste - in pieces - doesn't work? Or you are using some effects?

But you should rather place PDF/AI file.

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