Re: putting pattern inside a text

There are a number of approaches you could take.

First, see if there is already a pattern in the Swatches palette, inside the AI pattern file.
If so, drag the pattern onto the artboard and set it to your desired color. Then drag the recolored pattern back into the palette.
Then, you can apply the pattern swatch to the text just as you would any other swatch.

If there is no pattern swatch, you'll either have to make one out of the given pattern, or probably the easier approach might be to simply Object / Expand the text that you want the pattern on, then use the expanded/outlined text as a clipping mask on the existing pattern.

Let us know if any of this doesn't make sense.
I didn't go into details on creating a pattern swatch because it might be unnecessary.

Vince

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