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FrontEndToken

FrontEndToken["cmd"]
is an object which 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 which targets the specified notebook.

FrontEndToken[nb, "cmd", param]
represents a command with a parameter.

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Typical tokens corresponding to menu items without parameters include: "New", "Open", "Paste", "SpellCheckerDialog", "StackWindows", "Fraction", "OpenCloseGroup", "EvaluateCells", "EvaluateInitialization".

Typical tokens with associated parameters include: "Style", "SelectionConvert", "EvaluatorQuit".

The mapping between command tokens and menu items or keyboard shortcuts is defined in front end text resource files.

Basic Examples (1)

Create a notebook with two cells:

Merge the cells by using a FrontEndToken:

FrontEndExecute FrontEndTokenExecute SystemDialogInput

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