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DocumentNotebook[{cell1,cell2,…}]

represents a complete document notebook in the Wolfram System front end.

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DocumentNotebook

DocumentNotebook[{cell1,cell2,…}]

represents a complete document notebook in the Wolfram System front end.

Details and Options

Examples

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Basic Examples  (2)

Create a representation of a document notebook containing two cells:

Wolfram Language code: DocumentNotebook[{x + y, 1 / x + 1 / y}]

Specify styles for cells:

Wolfram Language code: DocumentNotebook[{TextCell["The head", "Section"], TextCell["first cell"]}]

Scope  (3)

A notebook with a two-dimensional typeset expression:

Wolfram Language code: DocumentNotebook[{TextCell["S1", "Section"], ExpressionCell[x ^ 2, "Input"]}]

A notebook with a graphic:

Wolfram Language code: DocumentNotebook[{Plot[x ^ 2, {x, -1, 1}]}]

A notebook with a grid:

Wolfram Language code: DocumentNotebook[{Grid[Array[a, {2, 3}]]}]

Options  (5)

Background  (1)

Set a background color:

Wolfram Language code: CreateWindow[DocumentNotebook[{a, b}, Background -> RGBColor[1, .9, .7]]];

CellDingbat  (1)

Set a cell dingbat:

Wolfram Language code: CreateWindow[DocumentNotebook[{a, b}, CellDingbat -> ""]];

CellGrouping  (1)

Make a document with manually grouped cells:

Wolfram Language code: CreateWindow[DocumentNotebook[{CellGroup[{a, b}], c}, CellGrouping -> Manual]];

TextAlignment  (1)

Align contents on the right:

Wolfram Language code: CreateWindow[DocumentNotebook[{a, b}, TextAlignment -> Right]];

Visible  (1)

Create a notebook that is not visible:

Wolfram Language code: nb = CreateWindow[DocumentNotebook[{a, b}, Visible -> False]];

Make the notebook appear:

Wolfram Language code: SetOptions[nb, Visible -> True]

Applications  (2)

Define a template for a standard document:

Wolfram Language code: mammalPage[common_, picture_, order_, family_, species_] := DocumentNotebook[Style[Grid[{{Style[common, FontSize -> 18], SpanFromLeft}, {picture, Column[Row[{#1, ": ", Style[#2, FontWeight -> Bold]}]&@@@{{"Order", order}, {"Family", family}, {"Species", species}}]}}, Frame -> True], FontFamily -> "Arial", ShowStringCharacters -> False]]
Wolfram Language code: CreateWindow[mammalPage["Ocelot", Import["ExampleData/ocelot.jpg"], "Carnivora", "Felidae", "Leopardus pardalis"]];

Turn a list structure into document structure:

Wolfram Language code: outline[l_List] := l //. {s_String, r___} :> f[s, r] /. s_String :> TextCell[s] //. f[c__] :> CellGroup[{c}]
Wolfram Language code: outline[{"Chap. 1", {"Sec. 1", "a"}, {"Sec. 2", "b", "c"}}]//InputForm
Wolfram Language code: CreateWindow[DocumentNotebook[%, CellGrouping -> Manual]];

Properties & Relations  (2)

Use CreateWindow to get a NotebookObject:

Wolfram Language code: nb = CreateWindow[DocumentNotebook[{a, b, c}]];

Use the NotebookObject in commands that act on the notebook:

Wolfram Language code: SelectionMove[nb, Next, Cell]
Wolfram Language code: NotebookRead[nb]
Wolfram Language code: NotebookDelete[nb]

PaletteNotebook and DialogNotebook objects are mainly used as user interface tools:

Wolfram Language code: PaletteNotebook[{"Square root", Button[Sqrt[π], p = N[Sqrt[π]]]}]
Wolfram Language code: DialogNotebook[{TextCell[Row[{"Your name:", InputField[]}]]}]
Wolfram Research (2007), DocumentNotebook, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DocumentNotebook.html.

Text

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

CMS

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

APA

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

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_documentnotebook, author="Wolfram Research", title="{DocumentNotebook}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DocumentNotebook.html}", note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_documentnotebook, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={DocumentNotebook}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DocumentNotebook.html}, note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}