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NotebookOpen

NotebookOpen["name"]
opens an existing notebook with the specified name, returning the corresponding notebook object.

NotebookOpen["name", options]
opens a notebook using the options given.

NotebookOpen["http://url", ...]
opens a notebook from any accessible URL.

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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.

Basic Examples (1)

Open a notebook from a file in a specified directory:

Possible Issues (2)

NotebookLocate NotebookSelection NotebookClose NotebookSave OpenRead Get SetSelectedNotebook CreateDocument

Notebooks as Mathematica Expressions

Manipulating Notebooks from the Kernel

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