WindowMovable
is a notebook option that specifies whether to allow the window for the notebook to be moved around interactively on the screen.
WindowMovable
WindowMovable
is a notebook option that specifies whether to allow the window for the notebook to be moved around interactively on the screen.
Details
- WindowMovable affects only interactive operations in the front end.
- Even with WindowMovable->False, the WindowMargins option can still be reset from the kernel or Option Inspector menu.
Examples
Basic Examples (1)
Create a notebook window that cannot be moved interactively:
nb = CreateDocument[TextCell["abcd", "Text"], WindowMovable -> False, WindowSize -> {200, 150}];The window can be moved by using kernel commands:
SetOptions[nb, WindowMargins -> {{0, Automatic}, {0, Automatic}}]See Also
Tech Notes
Related Guides
History
Introduced in 1996 (3.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1996), WindowMovable, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowMovable.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1996. "WindowMovable." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowMovable.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1996). WindowMovable. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowMovable.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_windowmovable, author="Wolfram Research", title="{WindowMovable}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowMovable.html}", note=[Accessed: 16-June-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2026_windowmovable, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={WindowMovable}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowMovable.html}, note=[Accessed: 16-June-2026]}