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NotebookOpen

opens an existing notebook with the specified name, returning the corresponding notebook object.

opens a notebook using the options given.

opens a notebook from any accessible URL.

NotebookOpen will usually cause a new notebook window to be opened on your screen.

NotebookOpen returns $Failed if it cannot open a notebook with the specified name.

NotebookOpen searches the directories specified by the NotebookPath global option for the front end. »

With the option Visible->False set, NotebookOpen will return a NotebookObject, but will not cause a window to appear on your screen.

NotebookOpen initially sets the current selection to be before the first cell in the notebook.

Open a notebook from a file in a specified directory:

Open a notebook from the web:

A relative file name locates files relative to the front end's NotebookPath setting:

Set the current working directory:

NotebookOpen does not look in this directory for the specified file name:

To open a file in the current directory, give a path based on Directory

Return to the previous working directory: