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# Navigation sidebar

When **Show navigation sidebar** is enabled, a table-of-contents-style panel appears on the left side of the flow. This sidebar displays step groups and completed steps, allowing responders to easily navigate backward through the flow.

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{% hint style="info" %}
It is not yet possible to style the navigation sidebar.
{% endhint %}

#### Access to future steps

* **Allow access to future steps** → Enables navigation to steps the responder has not logically reached yet.
* **Show disabled steps as read-only** → Displays future steps without allowing input until their logic is valid. This lets responders preview the flow without prematurely submitting data.


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