Function Repository Resource:

InspectNotebook

Launch a dynamic display showing the selected notebook content

Contributed by: Bob Sandheinrich

ResourceFunction["InspectNotebook"][obj]

adds a docked cell to the notebook object obj that dynamically shows the notebook’s selected content.

ResourceFunction["InspectNotebook"][]

Details and Options

The launched cell is added above any existing docked cells.

The displayed data shows raw notebook expressions containing objects like Cell and BoxData.

ResourceFunction["InspectNotebook"] does not support text cells.

Create and inspect a simple notebook by highlighting the content:

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$ResourceFunction["InspectNotebook"][ CreateDocument[{ExpressionCell[x^2, "Input"]}]]$

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Inspect a more complex notebook:

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