Pattern Fill visible in Style panel preview

Question

I would love to be able to see all my brand’s patterns in the preview of the style panel. Right now they all sport the same generic dotted pattern.

I am able to add a “background” colour behind the pattern, but many of my patterns use the same colours in different combinations, so it isn’t a reliable way to distinguish between patterns.

kmeza · Answer

Hi @ElyssaOM! It looks like you've already saved these as styles, so unfortunately the generic dotted swatch is just how pattern fill styles display right now. There isn't a setting to show the actual pattern as the thumbnail.

A few things that help in the meantime: put the most distinguishing part of the name first so it doesn't get cut off, add a description to each style (it shows when you hover in the picker), and keep a labeled swatch sheet in your library file for quick reference.

It's worth posting this in the Ideas section too, since real previews for pattern styles would be a great improvement!

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