is an option for displayed objects, cells, and notebooks that specifies whether their contents can be edited interactively using the front end.
Editable
is an option for displayed objects, cells, and notebooks that specifies whether their contents can be edited interactively using the front end.
Examples
Basic Examples (2)
Create a cell that cannot be edited interactively:
Create a noneditable part of a cell:
Tech Notes
Related Guides
History
Introduced in 1996 (3.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1996), Editable, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Editable.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1996. "Editable." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Editable.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1996). Editable. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Editable.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_editable, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Editable}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Editable.html}", note=[Accessed: 05-December-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_editable, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Editable}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Editable.html}, note=[Accessed: 05-December-2025]}