Changing the tiling of bitmap fills

You can use any bitmap from the Fill Gallery or Bitmap Gallery as a bitmap fill and then change the tiling of the fill. The fill can use either a single copy or multiple copies (or tiles) of the bitmap.

To change the tiling of a bitmap fill

1. Select the bitmap filled object (see Selecting objects).

2. Choose the Fill Tool.

3. Select one of these from the Fill Tiling drop-down list on the Fill Tool Infobar:

Single Tile. This fills the object with only one copy of the bitmap.

Repeating Tile. This fills the object with a repeating copy of the bitmap.

Repeat Inverted. This is identical to the Repeating Tile option, but inverts (reflects) alternating copies of the bitmap.

Tip

If your bitmap doesn't quite tile correctly (you can see the joins) try the other Repeat option. Note that some bitmaps do not tile satisfactorily.

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Related Topics

Fill Tool

Applying bitmap fills

Changing bitmap fills