Controlling Playback

Any suggestions on controlling playback. For instance, we
want to ensure that students go through each slide before advancing
to the next slide. Can this be done in Captivate? I have found a
workaround, but wondering if there is an option to make it more
simple. Thanks!

Yes this can be done in Captivate.
It all depends on where on the slide timeline you place a
'next' button, if you use them. You could set this button to jump
to next slide when clicked. When placing this on the slide
timeline, make it not appear until the content of that slide has
finished.
If you use the playback bar option, remove the forward button
from the properties otherwise users could just click through the
course.

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