ragesh.c@gds.ey.com
The new Adobe Captivate version lacks a critical feature for eLearning: the ability to restrict the Table of Contents (TOC) and Playbar navigation. In effective eLearning design, it's essential to control access to the TOC and the Next button to ensure learners fully complete each slide before progressing. This functionality was available in Adobe Captivate Classic and is a must-have for tracking learner engagement and completion. Please consider reintroducing this restriction feature in future updates.
Ragesh C
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Ragesh C
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Hi Shivang,
I think there’s some confusion about the navigation functionality. What I meant is that there’s no option to disable the menu (TOC) items—not to hide the menu itself.For example, if a learning module contains 50 slides, the menu will display 50 items. These items should appear in a disabled state initially, and users should not be able to click the last slide to complete the course. Instead, the menu items will unlock one by one as the learner progresses through the slides, ensuring sequential navigation.
This means the learner can only move forward in sequence, and previously completed slides can be revisited, but future slides remain locked until reached in order.
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Ragesh C
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Additional Details:
The missing feature is the ability to restrict navigation via TOC and Playbar (Next button) until the learner completes the current slide or interaction.
Why It’s Important:
Without this, learners can skip ahead, which impacts:Learning outcomes
Compliance tracking
Assessment integrityPreviously in Captivate Classic:
Lock TOC navigation
Disable Next button until slide completionCurrent Limitation:
New Captivate doesn’t allow this, so learners can freely navigate. -
AdminShivang
(Admin, Adobe Captivate)
commented
Thank you for your feedback.
The new Adobe Captivate does provide the option to enable/disable TOC and Playbar as per your requirements. Here's a link to help article with details: https://helpx.adobe.com/captivate/help/table-of-contents-adobe-captivate.html.
Additionally, if you wish to enable/disable for specific slides, you may also consider using variables on the slide enter/exit interaction to control their behaviour.
Kindly elaborate if you have a different requirement so we can check and suggest further accordingly.