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PaletteNotebook[{cell1,cell2,…}]

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

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PaletteNotebook

PaletteNotebook[{cell1,cell2,…}]

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

Details and Options

Examples

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Basic Examples  (2)

Make a palette for applying a square root sign to the selection:

Wolfram Language code: PaletteNotebook[{"Square root", PasteButton[Sqrt[]]}]

Make a palette for listing files in the current directory:

Wolfram Language code: PaletteNotebook[{"File Operations", Button["List files", CreateDocument[{Column[FileNames[]]}]]}]

Scope  (2)

Make a palette with text and graphics:

Wolfram Language code: PaletteNotebook[{"Choose a direction:", Graphics[{Circle[], Inset[Button[#1, Appearance -> "Palette"], #2]&@@@{{"N", {0, 1}}, {"E", {1, 0}}, {"S", {0, -1}}, {"W", {-1, 0}}}}, ImageSize -> Tiny]}]

Make a grid of buttons:

Wolfram Language code: PaletteNotebook[{Grid[Map[Button[#, NotebookWrite[InputNotebook[], #]]&, Partition[Characters["↑↓→←⇑⇓⇒⇐↕↔⇕⇔"], 4], {2}]]}]

Options  (5)

WindowElements  (1)

Make a scrolling palette:

Wolfram Language code: CreateWindow[PaletteNotebook[Button /@ Range[40], WindowSize -> {Fit, 350}, WindowElements -> {"VerticalScrollBar"}]];

WindowFloating  (1)

Set to False to make a palette that can be covered up by other windows:

Wolfram Language code: CreateWindow[PaletteNotebook[{TextCell["Do not float"], CancelButton[]}, WindowFloating -> False]];

WindowMargins  (1)

Set to Automatic to position a palette in the center of your screen:

Wolfram Language code: CreateWindow[PaletteNotebook[{TextCell["Center"], CancelButton[]}, WindowMargins -> Automatic]];

WindowSize  (1)

Set the height of a palette to a fixed value while letting the width fit the contents:

Wolfram Language code: CreateWindow[PaletteNotebook[Button /@ Range[40], WindowSize -> {Fit, 350}, WindowElements -> {"VerticalScrollBar"}]];

WindowTitle  (1)

Set the title bar text for a palette:

Wolfram Language code: CreateWindow[PaletteNotebook[{TextCell["Trivial example palette"], CancelButton[]}, WindowTitle -> "Minipalette"]];

Applications  (1)

Make a palette to change selected text to uppercase or lowercase:

Wolfram Language code: PaletteNotebook[{Button["Shout!", NotebookWrite[InputNotebook[], ToUpperCase[NotebookRead[InputNotebook[]]]]], Button["Quiet", NotebookWrite[InputNotebook[], ToLowerCase[NotebookRead[InputNotebook[]]]]]}]
Wolfram Research (2007), PaletteNotebook, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PaletteNotebook.html.

Text

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

CMS

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

APA

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

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_palettenotebook, author="Wolfram Research", title="{PaletteNotebook}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PaletteNotebook.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_palettenotebook, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={PaletteNotebook}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PaletteNotebook.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}