Total interface design in Captivate, not just "PPT slide"?

I'm reviewing the possibility of using Captivate for a major project (>$200K). i've looked at the tutorial videos but....
1. All the info is slanted at creaintg PPT-type slides for content.
2. For the purposes of this post, an e-Learning site is composed of : a banner header, a left menu, a content area and a navigation bar. So...
3. How do/ can you create a left menu which communicates with a SCORM-compliant LMS, to, for example, change colour for each menu item as each module is completed?
4. How do/can you create navigational elements OUTSIDE the PPT-type slide area, because they are meta-information not specific to a particular slide? For example: change language, references, glossary. These items should not be on a content slide, as they are global.
See attached image for what I want to do.
Any advice gratefully received.

Hello,
Welcome to Adobe Forums.
You can use "Setting" button under TOC Editor in Adobe Captivate 6
1) Under Captivate 6 Menu, click on Project -> Table of Contents
2) Check "Show TOC"
3) Click on "Settings"
4) Make changes under "Theme" sections, Screenshot below :
Note : I need to double check for Visited Links
Please elaborate more on your 4th Point, do you want to have a different language TOC ?
Thanks,
Vikram

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