Disable next button until user click an object button (captivate 6)

I would like to disable the next button on a slide until the user clicks on a certain object.
I also would like to show a warning pop up message that appears and disappear when the user clicks next button before clicking the required object.
Thanks!
Jay

But you want the Next button to be visible?
What is that ' certain object'? Can you turn it into an interactive object, which is possible with smart shapes? Create a user variable v_click with a default value of 0. To the 'object' that has become interactive, add the standard action 'Assign v_click with 1'. The value of that variable will be checked in the conditional action that is attached to the Next Button.
For the Next button create this conditional action:
IF v_click is equal to 0
    Show popup message
ELSE
    Hide popup message
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