({{, (RefLink[CreateNotebook, paclet:ref/CreateNotebook])[] 
creates a generic empty notebook and opens it in the front end.}, {, (RefLink[CreateNotebook, paclet:ref/CreateNotebook])["type"]
creates an empty notebook of the specified type and opens it in the front end.}, {, (RefLink[CreateNotebook, paclet:ref/CreateNotebook])["type",obj]
replaces the notebook represented by the notebook object obj by a version converted to be of the specified type.}})

OpenersNotesSection(Spacer1)Details and Options

Possible notebook types include:

(RefLink[CreateNotebook, paclet:ref/CreateNotebook]) allows any notebook option to be given.

(RefLink[CreateNotebook, paclet:ref/CreateNotebook]) returns a (RefLink[NotebookObject, paclet:ref/NotebookObject]) corresponding to the notebook it creates.

(RefLink[CreateNotebook, paclet:ref/CreateNotebook])[type,obj] modifies the contents of obj.

(RefLink[CreateNotebook, paclet:ref/CreateNotebook])[{(RefLink["SlideShow", paclet:ref/menuitem/SlideShow]),theme}] creates a slideshow with the specified theme. Available themes include "Default", "Garnet", "Earth", "Sapphire", "Opal", "Sunrise", "Steel", and "Water".

OpenersPrimaryExamplesSection(Spacer1)Examples  (4)

OpenersExampleSection0(Spacer1)Basic Examples  (2)

Create a new, empty notebook:

CreateNotebook[]

Create a template notebook:

CreateNotebook["Template"]

OpenersExampleSection1(Spacer1)Scope  (2)

Create a template notebook:

nb=CreateNotebook["Template"]

Convert the resulting notebook object into a default notebook:

CreateNotebook["Default",nb]

Create a slideshow with the "Sunrise" theme:

CreateNotebook[{"SlideShow","Sunrise"}]

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