--- title: "Adding a Matching Activity" slug: "adding-a-matching-activity" updated: 2022-02-25T15:07:04Z published: 2022-02-25T15:07:04Z canonical: "support.smarteru.com/adding-a-matching-activity" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.smarteru.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Adding a Matching Activity To add a matching activity: 1. View your course's content in the [Course Builder Dashboard](/v1/docs/course-builder-dashboard). 2. From the task list in the left pane, select the [chapter](/v1/docs/chapters) where you want to add the matching activity. 3. Click the arrow beside **Activity**. 4. Select **Matching**. You can also right-click on the chapter in the left pane, select **Activity**, then select **Matching**. A new Activity tab displays the Matching workscreen. 1. By default, new activities will be named *Activity*. Rename the task by doing the following: 1. Click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/Pencil%2020210810.png) beside the name. 2. Enter the new name. 3. Press ENTER. 4. Click **Save**. 1. Specify the matching activity settings in the following accordions: If you don't see the settings for the task, be sure the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/Gear%2020210810.png) button at the top of the workscreen is enabled. Depending on your screen size, the settings will display either on the right or at the bottom of the workscreen. - [Content](/v1/docs/adding-a-matching-activity#content) - [Activity Settings](/v1/docs/adding-a-matching-activity#activity-settings) - [Design](/v1/docs/adding-a-matching-activity#design-settings) - [Notifications](/v1/docs/online-course-tasks-notifications) You can click **Save** at any time to preview the matching activity. 1. Click **Save**. ## Content When you add a new matching activity, an activity group and matching set will be automatically added for you. You can replace the default text that is included with your content. To add activity groups or matching sets to the activity, click the buttons located at the bottom of the accordion. ![Content](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/adding-a-matching-activity-image-gj0biet4.png) The following settings are located in the Content accordion of the Matching workscreen. ### Activity Group #### Activity Instructions Enter the directions you want to give learners for how to perform the activity. #### Successful Completion Message Enter the message that displays when a learner successfully matches all pairs. #### Unsuccessful Completion Message Enter the message that displays when a learner does not match all pairs successfully. ### Matching Set #### Drag Button Text The text displayed on the button that will be dragged to the drop area. #### Drop Area Text The text displayed on the drag button's corresponding drop area. - You can remove an activity group or matching set by clicking the![](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/adding-a-matching-activity-image-jjacq8dw.png) icon. - Removing an activity group will also remove all matching sets in the group. ## Activity Settings The following settings are located in the Activity Settings accordion of the Matching workscreen. ![Activity Settings](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/adding-a-matching-activity-image-exc8yx3s.png) ### Show Activity Instructions to the Learner Check to display the [activity instructions](/v1/docs/adding-a-matching-activity#activity-instructions) to learners. ### Enable Simple Mode Check to prevent drag buttons from being dropped on an incorrect drop area. ### Enable Quick End Check to only display the first activity group. ## Design Settings The following settings are located in the Design accordion of the Matching workscreen. ![Design](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/adding-a-matching-activity-image-sjtqjmgj.png) ### Background Pattern Select the pattern for the activity's background. ### Color Select the color for the activity's background. ### Font Settings Expand the Font Settings accordion to specify the font family, font color, font size, and whether the text displays in bold for the following text. | Setting | Description | | --- | --- | | **Drop Area Text** | The font settings for the activity's [drop areas](/v1/docs/adding-a-matching-activity#drop-area-text). | | **Drag Button Text** | The font settings for the activity's [drag buttons](/v1/docs/adding-a-matching-activity#drag-button-text) | | **Instructions Text** | The font settings for the [activity instructions](/v1/docs/adding-a-matching-activity#activity-instructions). | | **Completion Information Text** | The font settings for the [successful completion message](/v1/docs/adding-a-matching-activity#successful-completion-message) and [unsuccessful completion message](/v1/docs/adding-a-matching-activity#unsuccessful-completion-message). | | **All Other Text** | The font settings for all other text in the activity. | ## Related - [Learner Interface: Activities](/learner-interface-activities.md) - [Moving Chapters and Tasks](/moving-chapters-and-tasks.md) - [Previewing a Matching Activity](/previewing-a-matching-activity.md) - [Renaming a Chapter or Task](/renaming-a-chapter-or-task.md)