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PopupWindow[expr,contents]

displays as expr, but pops up a window containing contents when clicked.

Details and Options
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Examples  
Basic Examples  
Scope  
Options  
Background  
Editable  
WindowFloating  
WindowOpacity  
WindowSize  
WindowTitle  
Applications  
Properties & Relations  
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PopupWindow

PopupWindow[expr,contents]

displays as expr, but pops up a window containing contents when clicked.

Details and Options

Examples

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Basic Examples  (1)

When the expression is clicked, show a label:

Scope  (1)

Use PopupWindow within graphics:

Include a window title:

With WindowFloating->False, the popup window will not remain on top of all other windows:

Options  (6)

Background  (1)

Change the background of the PopupWindow:

Editable  (1)

Disable editing in the PopupWindow:

WindowFloating  (1)

Keep the PopupWindow on top of other windows:

WindowOpacity  (1)

Create a transparent PopupWindow:

WindowSize  (1)

Change the overall PopupWindow size:

WindowTitle  (1)

Add a title to the PopupWindow:

Applications  (1)

Generate higher-resolution simulations as a popup:

Properties & Relations  (2)

PopupWindow must be clicked to be activated:

Tooltip presents the label in a popup box:

Wolfram Research (2007), PopupWindow, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PopupWindow.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2007), PopupWindow, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PopupWindow.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2007. "PopupWindow." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PopupWindow.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2007). PopupWindow. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PopupWindow.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_popupwindow, author="Wolfram Research", title="{PopupWindow}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PopupWindow.html}", note=[Accessed: 01-March-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_popupwindow, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={PopupWindow}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PopupWindow.html}, note=[Accessed: 01-March-2026]}