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?

AshleyT-Pollard
Staff
8 years ago
If you're looking to drop any four out of the eight correct, that's not something that the built in drag and drop questions are equipped for, but it may be something that folks in the community can weigh in on here! I hope they're able to share an example with you, and if you're able to share what you've got so far in the coming days that may help spark their design imaginations!
- DaniloIIBocalig
  Community Member
  8 years ago
  Thanks Ashley. I'm working on some variables. Hoping it could solve my
  problem. But so far still no joy.
WaltHamilton
Super Hero
8 years ago
Danilo,

Check this sample. If any two of the yes answers are dropped on any of the small circles, it is correct.
Drag_and_Drop_2_of_4WH.story116 KB
- DaniloIIBocalig
  Community Member
  8 years ago
  I think this is perfect. i'll just need to add 4 more.
  Thank you so much Walt!
- BethCase-c92276
  Community Member
  7 years ago
  Can you do this without the items being right on top of each other if they're dragged into the same target? I need to be able to see everything that's been dropped there.
  - Crystal-Horn
    Staff
    7 years ago
    Hi Beth! Check out these drag-and-drop options that you can set:
    
    If you choose to tile your drag items, for example, you should see each of them once they're all dropped.
DaniloIIBocalig
Community Member
8 years ago
Hi Guys,

I just want to share my progress from the help that i got from Ashley Terwilliger and specially Walt Hamilton.
From the files Walt sent me i created a request to answer a quiz that should equal to the correct value.

Thank you so much again for the big help!!!

Dan...
dragcoins.story2.6 MB
AshleyT-Pollard
Staff
8 years ago
Glad you got the help you need Danilo - Walt has always been tremendously helpful here in ELH, so happy you could benefit from this continued generosity.
- DaniloIIBocalig
  Community Member
  8 years ago
  Yes it did helped me a lot. Tnx to Walt and you Ashley and all of you
  heroes...
CatherineBeg727
Community Member
8 years ago
I am trying to use the example the Becky has above. I have everything set up exactly as she has it, but I am an issue, somehow one of the wrong answers, I have managed to get to drag, but the other 7 options will not become draggable. What could I be doing wrong? in a freeform, what make an object draggable? the state of drop correct? I have attached the slide to this post. The letter should be PASS. It is a super easy knowledge check. :) but I am not using the easier drag and drop set up because I want the two S's to be placed on either drop and for it to be considered correct. Hope this makes sense.
PASS_interaction.story156 KB
- WendyFarmer
  Super Hero
  8 years ago
  Hi Catherine
  
  it really helps if you name your objects with recognisable names so you can tell if the triggers are working. In the first image from your file you are using rectangle 3 and rectangle 14 in the same trigger where the On object item should be the same as the Object item.
  
  See attached I duplicated your slide - removed all the triggers and only triggered the letters PASS to work. If you want the others to become draggable (to show the incorrect layer) you'd need to add triggers for those.
  
  PASS_interaction-SL360-WF.story225 KB
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.
WaltHamilton
Super Hero
7 years ago
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.
Drag_and_Drop_Any_One_per_Target_with_ReturnWH.story163 KB
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!
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