Establish Drag-and-Drop Associations

As you build drag-and-drop slides, you must establish associations for each drag and drop box. An association is a user-defined relationship between a single drop box and at least one drag box. For example, an association could consist of a single drop box and a single drag box, or it could consist of a single drop box and multiple drag boxes.

All associations are identifiable by colored frames. When you click a drop box, it is highlighted by a colored frame. If the drop box has an association, the same colored frame appears around the associated drag box. If the drop box does not have an association, then there will not be a corresponding drag box with the same colored frame.

Similarly, if you click a drag box that has an association, the drag box and the drop box it is associated with are highlighted with the same colored frame. If you click a drag box that does not have an association, the drag box is not highlighted by a colored frame.

This task includes instructions for reviewing all existing associations, establishing new associations, and changing existing associations.

Open the drag-and-drop slide you want to establish drag and drop associations for (for instructions, see the View Slides topic).
Select the Show All Associations check box in the Slide Editor toolbar.
A colored frame displays around every drop box and around each drag box for which you have established an association. If a drop box and at least one drag box have the same colored frame, then an association exists.
To establish a new association, do one of the following.
- Click a drag box that does not have an existing association and drag it onto the desired drop box.
- Click a drop box and drag it onto a drag box that does not have an existing association.
The association is instantly established and the selected drop box and drag box are highlighted in the same colored frame. Repeat this step until you have established all the desired new associations.
To change an existing association, do one of the following.
- Click a drag box that has an existing association and drag it onto a drop box highlighted in a different colored frame.
- Click a drop box and drag it onto a drag box that is highlighted in a different colored frame.
The association is instantly updated. The selected drop box and drag box are highlighted in the same colored frame. Repeat this step until you have updated all the associations you want.