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InputNotebook

InputNotebook

InputNotebook[]

gives the current notebook into which keyboard input in the front end will be directed.

Details

InputNotebook returns a NotebookObject.
If there is no current input notebook, InputNotebook[] will return $Failed.
The current input notebook is the notebook to which textual commands in the front end are normally directed.
A palette window can be a currently selected notebook but cannot normally be an input notebook.

Examples

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Basic Examples (1)

Give the notebook object for the current input notebook:

Perform additional operations:

Properties & Relations (1)

The notebook that starts an evaluation might not be the input notebook:

Possible Issues (1)

Both programmed operations and user interactions can change which notebook is taking input:

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