Hi, I would like the order in which questions appear to be shuffled in my drag and drop interaction, but on replay they seem to all cluster together according to their target box. Not sure what I am missing here. I have selected 'shuffle answers'.
Have you tried setting the slide to Reset to initial state? You can use this option if you always want the layer to reset to its initial state if learners return to it. This means any time the learner views the layer subsequent times, it'll restart at the beginning of the layer's timeline, and any interactive objects will return to their initial states.
Thanks for the suggestion, but this is quite a simple drag and drop without layers - I have selected one statement at a time to show and then be dragged to the correct object. The problem is that it keeps sorting the statements so that all target 1 statements come together, then all target 2 rather than appearing randomly. Not sure if I am explaining that very well. Here's a screenshot- I have chosen 'reveal drag items one at a time' which I found a useful way to do it as there are over 20 statements.
Hmm, I'm afraid I'm still not understanding exactly what you're describing. Sorry for being dense :) Any chance you could do a quick screencast and post it here?
Hi Peter, just returned to this project. I've now achieved the effect I wanted by making sure the 'drag item' list were in the order I wanted. I thought the 'shuffle' function would shuffle the order that drag items appear, but apparently not. Not sure then what the shuffle does - but thanks for your help. It's working now the way I want it.
Like Jane, I'm looking for an explanation of the "Shuffle Answers" feature on a Freeform Drag and Drop slide. The drag objects are not shuffling. I have also turned Reveal one at a time on. I am unfortunately not using Storyline 2.
Hi E! I'm not sure that I have an explanation, but it is something that our QA Team is aware of. The shuffle does not work for drag and drop as users are expecting.
The shuffle works by moving the items around on the slide for their starting positions, however the order in which they are in the timeline will determine which item is on the top.
See example attached. The drag items do move, but the item on top in the timeline will always appear on the top of the pile.
Thank you for the sample. I now understand better how the shuffle works.
Since I stacked the items and also chose to display one drag item at a time, the effect is lost. I think the option I'm looking for is to randomly display one drag item at a time.
I love the prompt and helpful feedback I've received from this community! It's making learning Storyline so much easier. Thanks again for all your support, everyone.
Sorry this is not the way you wish the shuffle to work, however you could share your thoughts in a feature request. We cannot promise any changes, but it is always helpful to hear what people are looking for!
2 years later, a quick UP to Emily's last question (i use storyline 3)
"I think the option I'm looking for is to randomly display one drag item at a time."
Any hints or trick ?
To add complexity (and coolness), id' like items to appear one at a time, randomly, when the user clicks on a picture, the pic being a box. The effect i want to have is that when you click on the magix box, an items pops out. So basicaly a change of state from hidden to visible but the trick is that i want the items to be randomly picked....
The original issue where answer choices didn't shuffle in Storyline 2 was fixed in an earlier update noted here. That was for a freeform pick one, drag/drop, and multiple choice.
I'm hoping you haven't run into the same issue or something similar, but if you have - I'm here to help! 🙂
Can you let me know the following:
what version/update of Storyline are you using?
does the question shuffle at all (i.e. on the first attempt, a retry, etc.)?
is this only happening with freeform drag and drops?
could you share a copy of that slide from your .story file?
Let me know and we'll keep working on it from there!
Hi there. I am trying to accomplish this as well and its not working for me. I have 16 objects set up to be dragged. They are appearing 1 at a time no problem but I am not able to shuffle the order at which they show to the user.
I can't believe that to this day we still cannot randomize the sequence in which drag items appear! I mean, in terms of implementation, how hard could this be?
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Hi Jane!
Have you tried setting the slide to Reset to initial state? You can use this option if you always want the layer to reset to its initial state if learners return to it. This means any time the learner views the layer subsequent times, it'll restart at the beginning of the layer's timeline, and any interactive objects will return to their initial states.
Hi Peter
Thanks for the suggestion, but this is quite a simple drag and drop without layers - I have selected one statement at a time to show and then be dragged to the correct object. The problem is that it keeps sorting the statements so that all target 1 statements come together, then all target 2 rather than appearing randomly. Not sure if I am explaining that very well. Here's a screenshot- I have chosen 'reveal drag items one at a time' which I found a useful way to do it as there are over 20 statements.
Hey Jane
Hmm, I'm afraid I'm still not understanding exactly what you're describing. Sorry for being dense :) Any chance you could do a quick screencast and post it here?
Hi Peter, just returned to this project. I've now achieved the effect I wanted by making sure the 'drag item' list were in the order I wanted. I thought the 'shuffle' function would shuffle the order that drag items appear, but apparently not. Not sure then what the shuffle does - but thanks for your help. It's working now the way I want it.
Like Jane, I'm looking for an explanation of the "Shuffle Answers" feature on a Freeform Drag and Drop slide. The drag objects are not shuffling. I have also turned Reveal one at a time on. I am unfortunately not using Storyline 2.
Hello E,
Do you have a file to share? Are your items to Shuffle stacked on top of one another by chance?
Hi E! I'm not sure that I have an explanation, but it is something that our QA Team is aware of. The shuffle does not work for drag and drop as users are expecting.
Thanks, Leslie, I won't spend any more time trying to figure it out then. Is there a know issues list I may refer to?
Emily, Yes I have stacked the items on top of one another.
Hello E,
The shuffle works by moving the items around on the slide for their starting positions, however the order in which they are in the timeline will determine which item is on the top.
See example attached. The drag items do move, but the item on top in the timeline will always appear on the top of the pile.
Hi E! We do not have any list that is user facing.
Thank you Emily and Leslie!
I have an older version of Storyline (update 8: 14 12.921) and am unable to open the dragdropshuffle.story
Elizabeth
Thanks for the update E,
Attached is a sample in Storyline 1. The answers shuffle their position, however the Green item will always be on top.
Emily,
Thank you for the sample. I now understand better how the shuffle works.
Since I stacked the items and also chose to display one drag item at a time, the effect is lost. I think the option I'm looking for is to randomly display one drag item at a time.
I love the prompt and helpful feedback I've received from this community! It's making learning Storyline so much easier. Thanks again for all your support, everyone.
Elizabeth
Glad to help Elizabeth!
Sorry this is not the way you wish the shuffle to work, however you could share your thoughts in a feature request. We cannot promise any changes, but it is always helpful to hear what people are looking for!
Hi all
2 years later, a quick UP to Emily's last question (i use storyline 3)
"I think the option I'm looking for is to randomly display one drag item at a time."
Any hints or trick ?
To add complexity (and coolness), id' like items to appear one at a time, randomly, when the user clicks on a picture, the pic being a box. The effect i want to have is that when you click on the magix box, an items pops out. So basicaly a change of state from hidden to visible but the trick is that i want the items to be randomly picked....
cheers
tim
Hello. Has the team solved the known issue of shuffling not working as would be expected on the drag and drop free form question?
Hi Shannon,
The original issue where answer choices didn't shuffle in Storyline 2 was fixed in an earlier update noted here. That was for a freeform pick one, drag/drop, and multiple choice.
I'm hoping you haven't run into the same issue or something similar, but if you have - I'm here to help! 🙂
Can you let me know the following:
Let me know and we'll keep working on it from there!
I have the same problem in storyline3 . I want the drag items to appear randomly one item at a time. Not sure what I am missing.
Hi Karuna
did you click the ... at the end of the Reveal drag items one at a time and reorder the objects
See this Peek video
Hi Karuna,
Sorry to hear that you ran into an issue with this.
Are your drag items grouped objects?
Thanks Wendy!
Its working now.
Glad Wendy's suggestion was able to help you Karuna, and thanks for the update!
Hi there. I am trying to accomplish this as well and its not working for me. I have 16 objects set up to be dragged. They are appearing 1 at a time no problem but I am not able to shuffle the order at which they show to the user.
I am using the latest version of storyline 360.
Hi Kristin,
When you reveal the drag items one at a time, they will always appear in the order listed in the drag item sequence window.
You have two options:
-OR-
I can't believe that to this day we still cannot randomize the sequence in which drag items appear! I mean, in terms of implementation, how hard could this be?