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Legacy Documentation

Mathematica 8 (2010)

This is documentation for Mathematica 8, which was
based on an earlier version of Wolfram Language.

BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL

FrontEndExecute [expr]
sends expr to be executed by the Mathematica front end.

The standard Mathematica front end can handle only specific notebook manipulation commands such as NotebookApply , NotebookLocate , and SelectedNotebook . It uses the versions of these commands in the context.

FrontEndExecute [FrontEndToken["name"]] executes named commands in the front end, typically corresponding to menu items.

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This calls the front end's CellPrint function:

Create a notebook with two cells:

Merge the cells by using a FrontEndToken :

This calls the front end's CellPrint function:

Create a notebook with two cells:

Merge the cells by using a FrontEndToken :

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Use FrontEndExecute to do a sequence of front end functions:

Carry out the same steps by kernel functions:

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