How do I create buttons with the kernel?

Buttons are ButtonBox expressions within a Cell expression. Any kernel command that generates cells, such as CellPrint, NotebookWrite, and DisplayForm can be used to make buttons.

The characteristics of the button are options of the ButtonBox or in the option ButtonBoxOptions for the Cell expression.

You can see the structure of the Cell expression by using the following menu item.

Format > Show Expression

on an existing button. For example,

In[1]:=

In[2]:=

and

In[3]:=

Out[3]//DisplayForm=

will generate slightly different versions of

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