attribute eyedropper tool

Hi all, I'm desperately lost with the attribute eyedropper tool, that doesn't work at all. I'm not new to coreldraw but because I'm using it as a hobby and so I'm still a dummy over all. I downloaded seamless patterns which are presented in stripes as .ai as well as eps and .jpg  format. I imported or opened them and proceeded as the description said. But nothing happened and/or the outline of the new object vanished or only the colour was transfered. I tried to find a tutorial everywhere on the net but I found nothing really special to this problem. What am I doing wrong? Do I have to create a pattern fill first? Help would be so appreciated. Thanks