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ParentNotebook[obj]

returns the NotebookObject that contains obj.

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ParentNotebook

ParentNotebook[obj]

returns the NotebookObject that contains obj.

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Basic Examples  (1)

Get the parent notebook of a given CellObject:

Wolfram Language code: cell = First[Cells[]];ParentNotebook[cell]

Properties & Relations  (1)

ParentNotebook of the evaluation cell is equivalent to EvaluationNotebook:

Wolfram Language code: ParentNotebook[EvaluationCell[]] === EvaluationNotebook[]
Wolfram Research (2014), ParentNotebook, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ParentNotebook.html.

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Wolfram Research (2014), ParentNotebook, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ParentNotebook.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2014. "ParentNotebook." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ParentNotebook.html.

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Wolfram Language. (2014). ParentNotebook. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ParentNotebook.html

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_parentnotebook, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ParentNotebook}", year="2014", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ParentNotebook.html}", note=[Accessed: 05-October-2026]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2026_parentnotebook, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ParentNotebook}, year={2014}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ParentNotebook.html}, note=[Accessed: 05-October-2026]}