Drag and Drop

Hi Sajna

the easiest way is to create multiple feedback objects and have them sitting on top of each other - as the top one is dragged and dropped the next one is ready to be dragged and dropped.

Great suggestion, Wendy! Please let us know if this will work for your needs, Sajna, or if you still need help, please feel free to upload your file for additional insights!

Hello Wendy,

I tried this, but the issue is say 'Feedback' can be put in either of the 2 Drop targets (DTs). So the first 'Feedback' will be put in DT 3 and the second 'Feedback' (hidden under the first) in DT 10. But what if the learner puts the second feedback in DT3 and the first in DT10. In this case the answer will be displayed wrong as the first 'Feedback' has been programmed to be put in DT3 and the second in DT10.

Its hard without seeing your file but here is a sample done a different way using the Freeform Pick One instead of D&D.  You can drag either rectangle to either oval and get the correct answer - perhaps something like this might work better for you

Ok thank you Wendy, will look at the sample file.

Hi Wendy. I would like to pick your brain on something. I've looked at your file and you have done something that I did not know you could do in Storyline. How did you convert the rectangles to drag items without using a drag and drop interaction. I would love to recreate this but I am intrigued to know how you can have D&D items and pick one in the same  slide. Thanks Chris

Hey Chris

it's a smoke and mirrors trick - lol.  

By using the freeform pick one with two offstage buttons 'correct' and 'incorrect' this is what drives the interaction.  Then you customise the drag and drop using states to control what you want. Sure it uses more triggers and can take a little longer to build but if it give the desired result that's the main thing.

Hope that helps

Jeanette Brooks did a screencast of using Pick One for evaluating more than one text entry field as well - very cool.  Will post it here when I find it.

Here 'tis

Hi Wendy

Thanks for all this, I really appreciate the time that you take to help me. I am fine with using the pick one activity to evaluate multiple inputs and the 'coding' of it. I think my question is a bit more basic than that.

The only way I know how to get an object to be draggable is to convert it to a freeform 'drag-and-drop'. In your example, with the two circles, you used a freeform 'pick one' but you still managed to have some items to drag around. My question is how do you make an item draggable without converting the whole thing to a drag-and-drop freeform. I'm sure the answer is pretty basic but it is something that I'm not familiar with.

Thanks
Chris 

Hi Chris,

You'll see in Wendy's file that she's adding "drag" or "drop" triggers associated with the items. That'll make it so the user can drag them as shown when previewing.

Hi Chris

Ashley has explained what I do...if you want a quick video to show you happy to do so - let me know.

Wow. I thought it is much more complicated than that. Thanks so much for your help.