BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL

SelectionCreateCell

SelectionCreateCell[notebook]
copies the contents of the current selection in a notebook into a new cell.

SelectionCreateCell[notebook, sel]
sets the current selection after the copy to be as specified by sel.

Details Details

The first argument of SelectionCreateCell is a NotebookObject.
If the current selection is a cell group, then SelectionCreateCell will create a new cell group.
Possible settings for sel are as in NotebookWrite.
The default for sel is .
SelectionCreateCell[notebook, All] sets the current selection to be the whole of the newly created cell.

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Basic Examples (2)Basic Examples (2)

Select a cell and create a copy beneath it:

Select a cell, create a copy, and leave the new cell contents selected:

Applications (1)Applications (1)

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See Also See Also

SelectionEvaluateCreateCell NotebookRead NotebookWrite

Tutorials Tutorials

Manipulating Notebooks from the Kernel

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Low-Level Notebook Programming

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