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AllowGroupClose

is an option for Cell that specifies whether a cell group can be closed normally.

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AllowGroupClose

AllowGroupClose

is an option for Cell that specifies whether a cell group can be closed normally.

Details

  • Closing a group collapses all cells in the group so that only the head cell is visible.
  • AllowGroupClose should be set in the head cell of the cell group.
  • With the default setting AllowGroupClose->Automatic, any cell group can be closed normally.

Examples

Basic Examples  (2)

Create a notebook where any cell group can be closed normally:

Wolfram Language code: CreateDocument[{Cell["heading", "Section", AllowGroupClose -> Automatic], Cell["text", "Text"], Cell[BoxData[RowBox[{"1", "+", "1"}]], "Input"], Cell[BoxData["2"], "Output"]}];

The cell group can be closed normally:

Create a notebook where the "heading" cell group cannot be closed:

Wolfram Language code: CreateDocument[{Cell["heading", "Section", AllowGroupClose -> False], Cell["text", "Text"], Cell[BoxData[RowBox[{"1", "+", "1"}]], "Input"], Cell[BoxData["2"], "Output"]}];

Now the "heading" cell group cannot be closed:

Wolfram Research (2010), AllowGroupClose, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AllowGroupClose.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2010), AllowGroupClose, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AllowGroupClose.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2010. "AllowGroupClose." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AllowGroupClose.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2010). AllowGroupClose. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AllowGroupClose.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_allowgroupclose, author="Wolfram Research", title="{AllowGroupClose}", year="2010", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AllowGroupClose.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_allowgroupclose, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={AllowGroupClose}, year={2010}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AllowGroupClose.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}