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WindowOpacity

is a notebook option that determines the overall opacity of a displayed window.

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WindowOpacity

WindowOpacity

is a notebook option that determines the overall opacity of a displayed window.

Details

  • The settings for WindowOpacity run 0 to 1, with 0 representing perfect transparency.
  • WindowOpacity affects all elements of a window, not just its content area.
  • WindowOpacity may not be available on some computer systems, or with some window environments.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (2)

Create a semitransparent notebook:

Modify opacity of the current notebook:

Reset to full opacity:

Neat Examples  (1)

Dynamically change the opacity of the current notebook:

Wolfram Research (2007), WindowOpacity, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowOpacity.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2007), WindowOpacity, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowOpacity.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2007. "WindowOpacity." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowOpacity.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2007). WindowOpacity. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowOpacity.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_windowopacity, author="Wolfram Research", title="{WindowOpacity}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowOpacity.html}", note=[Accessed: 16-August-2025]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_windowopacity, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={WindowOpacity}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowOpacity.html}, note=[Accessed: 16-August-2025]}