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Mathematica > Notebooks and Documents > Notebook & Interface Customization > Programmatic Notebook & Interface Customization > Window Properties > Visible
BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL

Visible

Visible
is a notebook option which specifies whether the notebook should be explicitly displayed on the screen.

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  • With Visible->False a notebook can still be manipulated from the kernel, but will not explicitly be displayed on the screen.
  • CreateWindow[Visible->False] creates a new invisible window.

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Create a document that is not displayed:

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You can carry out manipulations of the notebook even while it is invisible:

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Make the notebook visible:

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