Hi all, Just wondering if it is at all possible to have multiple correct drop targets for a drag item. What I am trying to do it to get students to label questions (there are 5) with the correct strategy for solving them (there are 3 strategies). So... I have 5 drop targets and multiples of each of my 3 labels and I can't seem to make it work. Has anyone done something similar? All help, suggestions and advice welcome Thanks, Jacquelyn

Hi Jacquelyn, As Ashley said, default Drag and Drops are relatively restrictive. Perhaps a Pick One simulating a drag and drop will meet your needs. I created an instructional video a while back: Drag Drop - Multiple Drags with Multiple Targets. Here's the description: Articulate Storyline users sometimes feel constrained by the default Freeform Drag & Drop quiz, which limits us to 1 drop target per drag item. In this tutorial, I describe how to overcome this drawback using a Freeform Pick One Quiz.

Danilo, Check this sample. If any two of the yes answers are dropped on any of the small circles, it is correct.

There is at least a slight possibility you might be able to make this work if you are absolutely certain the learner will solve it using a certain order of steps. At the beginning, make visible only the "10" that will be used first and after it is dropped, make the next one visible. All in all, that sounds pretty iffy to me, but you might make it work. If it doesn't, here is a sample that allows multiple objects to be dropped on multiple targets. It is set to allow only one object per target.

Hi Jacquelyn, Have you seen this tutorials on working with drag and drops? Specifically: Here are some things to bear in mind as you select drag items and drop targets: Each drag item can be matched to only one drop target. However, each drop target can be assigned to more than one drag item (i.e., you can drop multiple items into the same target). There may be some community workarounds that you could implement, so I hope someone in the community is able to share here with you!

Two things: I couldn't get it to drop right because the items only drop on correct drop spots. Maybe you want it that way, but if you don't you need to make the incorrect targets potential targets. If you create a regular drag and drop, you can identify which objects are potential drop targets. The only way you can do that using another kind of slide is to identify potential drop targets in a trigger. So I copied the triggers and changed them "Change state to Drop Incorrect" if person is dropped on wrong target. That way the person can be dropped on any target. The other thing is that you were dropping them on groups. I used a group in SL once, and it worked the way I wanted. I think it was in 19... No, wait. I'm thinking of another program, Maybe ... Well, it doesn't matter; the point is that groups don't work in SL. Pretty much you can use groups, or you can have triggers and states that work, but not both. In the attached sample, I changed two of the groups to rectangles with words on them, and two of them to text boxes with a color fill. I would suggest that you can't tell by looking at them which is which, and you can't tell by looking which slide has the groups, and which has the rectangles and text boxes. You can tell them apart when you preview them; the one without the groups is the one that works.

Can I have multiple correct drag object/drop target combinations?

LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
8 years ago
Aw, thanks for popping in to share Lindsey :) I love seeing that this thread is assisting other users :)
NelsonWalker-bf
Community Member
7 years ago
Hi guys! So I am trying to start the variable to allow multiple correct drag placements. In this example. I have two answer that can be "10". I want the user to be able to drag any "10" to the drag area next to (C). I am not sure how to start this variable.

Thank you
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LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
7 years ago
Hey Nelson!

Thanks for sharing your sample and hopefully someone will be able to dive into your design needs.

In the meantime, it looks like there are a lot of great examples shared here to get you started.
KellyHeslin
Community Member
7 years ago
Hello all,

Hoping someone may still reply to this thread given its age... I've created a Pick One interaction to mimic a drag and drop with multiple drop targets as per Rebecca's instructions above. All is well, except that I continually receive an incorrect message, even when drag items are dropped correctly according to all triggers (that I can see!). I'd love some input, I've attached the file for review.

Thanks!
Dragndrop.story436 KB
BethCase-c92276
Community Member
7 years ago
Is there any update on a better way to have multiple drop targets? I want to have people sort items into "buckets" based on their own experience. There is no right or wrong answer, I just want to capture which "bucket" they put an item in. I've got it working, setting a variable depending on where they put it, but items they drag onto the targets get put on top of each other so you can't see them unless I assign a drop target. Then it looks fine for the "bucket" I said was the right answer, but still puts them on top of each other for the other "bucket". All I'm trying to do is let the answers be spread around so you can see and move them once they're in a bucket.
- BethCase-c92276
  Community Member
  7 years ago
  I'm using Storyline 360, if that makes a difference.
WaltHamilton
Super Hero
7 years ago
Part of Kelly's problem was that she needed the program to declare the result Correct or Incorrect. If you don't have to have a right or wrong answer, you should be able to use a built-in Drag and Drop. That way you can take advantage of the built-in options that Crystal mentioned. You can still use the variables you have to track the final drop locations.
RachelHartsh937
Community Member
7 years ago
Is there a way to do this in 360? I can't replicate the earlier instructions on the latest version of Storyline. I need learners to create a diagram but 7/10 labels can go to 7 drop zones (IE their order is not important). How might I achieve this?
WaltHamilton
Super Hero
7 years ago
There is a sample in this discussion that may help:

https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/can-i-have-multiple-correct-drag-object-drop-target-combinations?page=2#reply-421504
RachelHartsh937
Community Member
7 years ago
I've cracked it now thank you! My problem was that I thought the hidden buttons were going to appear automatically, I didn't realise they needed to be created from scratch.

Essentially you are creating a drag and drop from scratch but using the 'pick one' element to set off the feedback layers. I think this would probably be possible using variables instead.
RachelHartsh937
Community Member
7 years ago
I spoke too soon and have realised that it only half works in that it is impossible to get it wrong! If you drag an item on to the wrong drop zone it just springs back! HELP!