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DialogNotebook[{cell1,cell2,…}]

represents a dialog notebook that can be manipulated by the Wolfram System front end.

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DialogNotebook

DialogNotebook[{cell1,cell2,…}]

represents a dialog notebook that can be manipulated by the Wolfram System front end.

Details and Options

Examples

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Basic Examples  (2)

Make a dialog notebook:

Wolfram Language code: CreateWindow[DialogNotebook[{TextCell["Click OK to close"], DefaultButton[]}]];

Make a dialog notebook that accepts input text:

Wolfram Language code: CreateWindow[DialogNotebook[{TextCell["Enter a name: "], InputField[Dynamic[nm], String], DefaultButton[DialogReturn[ret = nm]]}]];

Type something in the input field:

Click OK to assign the input to ret:

Wolfram Language code: ret

Scope  (1)

A dialog notebook with a variety of control objects:

Wolfram Language code: DialogNotebook[{Grid[{{Column[{Row[{"x ", Slider[0, {0, 1}]}], Row[{"n ", Slider[1, {1, 8, 1}]}]}], Slider2D[{0, 0}, {{-1, -1}, {1, 1}}]}, {InputField[], Row[{RadioButton[1, 1], RadioButton[1, 2], RadioButton[1, 3]}]}}]}]

Options  (3)

WindowFloating  (1)

Set to True to make a dialog box that stays on top of other windows:

Wolfram Language code: CreateWindow[DialogNotebook[{TextCell["Click to continue"], DefaultButton[]}, WindowFloating -> True]];

WindowMargins  (1)

Position a dialog notebook at the upper left of the screen:

Wolfram Language code: CreateWindow[DialogNotebook[{TextCell["Click to continue"], DefaultButton[]}, WindowMargins -> {{0, Automatic}, {Automatic, 0}}]];

WindowTitle  (1)

Define the title bar text for a dialog notebook:

Wolfram Language code: CreateWindow[DialogNotebook[{TextCell["Click to continue"], DefaultButton[]}, WindowTitle -> "Example Dialog"]];

Properties & Relations  (2)

The following are equivalent:

Wolfram Language code: CreateDialog[{TextCell["text"], DefaultButton[]}];
Wolfram Language code: CreateWindow[DialogNotebook[{TextCell["text"], DefaultButton[]}]];

PaletteNotebook and DialogNotebook use different default settings:

Wolfram Language code: Options[CreateWindow[DialogNotebook[{TextCell["Click OK to close"], DefaultButton[]}]], {Editable, Saveable, WindowClickSelect, WindowFloating, WindowMargins}]
Wolfram Language code: Options[CreateWindow[PaletteNotebook[{TextCell["Click OK to close"], DefaultButton[]}]], {Editable, Saveable, WindowClickSelect, WindowFloating, WindowMargins}]
Wolfram Research (2007), DialogNotebook, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DialogNotebook.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2007), DialogNotebook, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DialogNotebook.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2007. "DialogNotebook." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DialogNotebook.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2007). DialogNotebook. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DialogNotebook.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_dialognotebook, author="Wolfram Research", title="{DialogNotebook}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DialogNotebook.html}", note=[Accessed: 15-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_dialognotebook, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={DialogNotebook}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DialogNotebook.html}, note=[Accessed: 15-June-2026]}