Moving patterns

Patterns begin tiling from the ruler origin and continue to tile in a left-to-right sequence, from bottom to top, until the object is filled. To adjust where all patterns in your artwork begin tiling, you can change the file's ruler origin.

To move all of the patterns within a file:

1. Choose View > Show Rulers.
2. Move the selection pointer to the box in the upper left corner where the rulers intersect.
3. As you drag into the window, two intersecting lines, indicating the ruler origin, follow the pointer. When the ruler origins are positioned as desired, release the mouse button. (See Changing the ruler origin.)