Drag and Drop interactivity

May 18, 2022

Hi everyone!

I created a drag and drop interaction using a Shrink animation that I learned during the "Getting started with interactivity in Storyline 360" webinar. My slide is set the allow users three attempts when getting answers wrong, but after the first try the timeline doesn't reset to it's original state. Can someone please tell me what am I missing. The file is attached.

Thank you! 

Yami~ Articulate newbie

2 Replies
Maria Costa-Stienstra

Hi, Yami.

Thank you for reaching out!

By default, Storyline's drag-and-drop interaction does not return its objects to their initial location. I found a few discussions that should help you achieve what you're looking for (using motion paths):

A second option is to use Reset to Initial state:

Screen Recording 2022-05-18 at 03.10.39 PM

On your Try Again layer, change the trigger to Jump to this slide instead of hiding the layer when the user clicks the button:

Windows 10 (1) 2022-05-18 at 3.13.57 PM

The downside of this option is that it will create unlimited attempts. You can fix this by using variables. Here's a discussion with some tips on how to do this

I hope this helps!