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FrontEndToken["cmd"]

is an object that represents a front end command token, typically corresponding to a front end menu item, to be executed by FrontEndExecute.

FrontEndToken[nb,"cmd"]

represents a command that targets the specified notebook.

FrontEndToken[nb,"cmd",param]

represents a command with a parameter.

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FrontEndToken

FrontEndToken["cmd"]

is an object that represents a front end command token, typically corresponding to a front end menu item, to be executed by FrontEndExecute.

FrontEndToken[nb,"cmd"]

represents a command that targets the specified notebook.

FrontEndToken[nb,"cmd",param]

represents a command with a parameter.

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Basic Examples  (1)

Create a notebook with two cells:

Wolfram Language code: nb = CreateDocument[{"line1", "line2"}];
Wolfram Language code: SelectionMove[nb, All, Notebook]

Merge the cells by using a FrontEndToken:

Wolfram Language code: FrontEndExecute[FrontEndToken[nb, "CellMerge"]]

Scope  (2)

Open a document:

Wolfram Language code: file = FileNameJoin[{$InstallationDirectory, "Documentation", "English", "System", "ExampleData", "document.nb"}];
Wolfram Language code: nb = NotebookOpen[file];

Use a token to move the insertion point:

Wolfram Language code: FrontEndExecute[FrontEndToken[nb, "MoveNextLine"]]
Wolfram Language code: FrontEndExecute[Table[FrontEndToken[nb, "MoveNext"], {3}]]

Use a token to select all of the document:

Wolfram Language code: FrontEndExecute[FrontEndToken[nb, "SelectAll"]]

Use a token to close all cell groups in the selection:

Wolfram Language code: FrontEndExecute[FrontEndToken[nb, "SelectionCloseAllGroups"]]

Use a front end token to tile notebook windows:

Wolfram Language code: FrontEndExecute[FrontEndToken[nb, "TileWindowsTall"]]
Wolfram Research (1996), FrontEndToken, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FrontEndToken.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1996), FrontEndToken, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FrontEndToken.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1996. "FrontEndToken." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FrontEndToken.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1996). FrontEndToken. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FrontEndToken.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_frontendtoken, author="Wolfram Research", title="{FrontEndToken}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FrontEndToken.html}", note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_frontendtoken, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={FrontEndToken}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FrontEndToken.html}, note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}