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NotebookSelection

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represents the current selection in the current evaluation notebook in the front end.

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represents the current selection associated with the open notebook nb.

Details

Examples

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Basic Examples  (1)Summary of the most common use cases

Select some text and then set a font option for it:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs8myr2a-djvh4y
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs8myr2a-cnmtmm
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs8myr2a-nl8qr

Find out the option settings for the selected text:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs8myr2a-mlwd6a
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Scope  (2)Survey of the scope of standard use cases

Apply a named style to a selection:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs8myr2a-dcea10
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs8myr2a-ncpl6x

Set an option for selected graphics:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs8myr2a-77vy
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs8myr2a-ey8cwz
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs8myr2a-dch9u

Properties & Relations  (1)Properties of the function, and connections to other functions

You do not need to use NotebookSelection with most notebook-manipulating functions:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs8myr2a-enadtw
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs8myr2a-1gg0u
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Possible Issues  (1)Common pitfalls and unexpected behavior

Some options are not applicable to individual cells or cell contents:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs8myr2a-fo5tdy
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs8myr2a-ea80lh
Wolfram Research (1996), NotebookSelection, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookSelection.html.
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Wolfram Research (1996), NotebookSelection, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookSelection.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1996), NotebookSelection, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookSelection.html.

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Wolfram Research (1996), NotebookSelection, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookSelection.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1996. "NotebookSelection." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookSelection.html.

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Wolfram Language. 1996. "NotebookSelection." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookSelection.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1996). NotebookSelection. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookSelection.html

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Wolfram Language. (1996). NotebookSelection. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookSelection.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_notebookselection, author="Wolfram Research", title="{NotebookSelection}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookSelection.html}", note=[Accessed: 25-March-2025 ]}

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_notebookselection, author="Wolfram Research", title="{NotebookSelection}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookSelection.html}", note=[Accessed: 25-March-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_notebookselection, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={NotebookSelection}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookSelection.html}, note=[Accessed: 25-March-2025 ]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_notebookselection, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={NotebookSelection}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookSelection.html}, note=[Accessed: 25-March-2025 ]}