Source: https://mindstamp.com/help/prevent-skipping-ahead
Generated from the Help Center records: 2026-10-05

# How do I stop learners from skipping ahead in a training video?

Topic: [Training, LMS and certificates](https://mindstamp.com/help/training) · Updated: 2026-10-05

## Short answer

In the video's **Design** settings, turn off **Allow Seeking** so learners cannot drag the seek bar. Then, in **Settings**, turn on **Prevent passing required interactions** so learners cannot move past a question they have not answered. Turn off **Allow skipping** on each question that must be answered.

## Steps

1. Open the video and select **Design**. In the **Player** section, turn off **Allow Seeking**. Also turn off **Show Fast Forward**.
2. Select **Settings**. Under **Viewer experience**, turn on **Prevent passing required interactions**.
3. Select **Interactions** and open each question. Make sure **Allow skipping** is off.
4. Optional: under **Playback** in **Settings**, turn on **Prevent pausing**. Under **Viewer experience**, turn on **Verify attention** to check that the learner is still there.
5. Test in a private browser window where you are not signed in. Try to drag the seek bar and press the right arrow key. The video does not move forward.

![Playback section of Mindstamp video Settings with Allow resumed views and Prevent pausing highlighted](https://cdn.mindstamp.com/website2026/help/settings-playback.webp)

_Settings > Playback: Allow resumed views lets returning viewers pick up where they left off. Prevent pausing removes the pause option._

![Viewer experience section of Mindstamp video Settings with Prevent passing required interactions highlighted](https://cdn.mindstamp.com/website2026/help/settings-prevent-passing.webp)

_Settings > Viewer experience: Prevent passing required interactions stops viewers from seeking past an interaction they must click._

## What each setting does

- **Allow Seeking** off: the seek bar still shows progress, but learners cannot drag it. The arrow keys do not seek. To hide the bar, also turn off **Show Seekbar**.
- **Prevent passing required interactions**: a learner cannot seek forward past a question they have not answered, or past a must-click interaction. The player returns them to that point. Seeking backward still works.
- **Allow skipping** off: the question has no skip control, so the learner must answer to continue.
- **Prevent pausing**: learners cannot pause while the video plays.
- **Verify attention**: the player checks at a time you set that the learner is still present.

## Why this matters for completion

Progress events, and the SCORM completion checkpoint, follow the playback position. If learners can drag the seek bar to the end, they can reach completion without watching. The **WATCHED_PERCENTAGE** in reports counts the seconds actually watched, so it shows the difference.

## Things to know

- You see skip controls and can seek while you are signed in as an owner, manager or editor. Always test in a private window.
- Chapters, navigation buttons and answer actions that you set up can still move the learner to another time. That is by design.
- **Prevent passing required interactions**, **Prevent pausing** and **Verify attention** are on Core and higher plans. The seek bar controls are on all plans.

## Go further

- [Settings tutorial](https://mindstamp.com/tutorials/settings)
- [Design tutorial](https://mindstamp.com/tutorials/design)

## Related answers

- [How do I show or hide the video player controls?](https://mindstamp.com/help/how-to-set-video-player-controls)
- [How do I require a click before the video continues?](https://mindstamp.com/help/require-click-before-advancing)
- [Can I export a Mindstamp video as a SCORM package for my LMS?](https://mindstamp.com/help/scorm-export)
- [How do passing scores and retries work in a video quiz?](https://mindstamp.com/help/quiz-passing-score-and-retries)

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