diff --git a/notebook/static/notebook/js/actions.js b/notebook/static/notebook/js/actions.js
index c049aa806..7a40ec7e7 100644
--- a/notebook/static/notebook/js/actions.js
+++ b/notebook/static/notebook/js/actions.js
@@ -310,30 +310,20 @@ define(function(require){
             help    : 'toggle output of selected cells',
             help_index : 'gb',
             handler : function (env) {
-                var indices = env.notebook.get_selected_cells_indices();
-                console.log(indices)
-                for(var i =0; i< indices.length; i++){
-                    env.notebook.toggle_output(indices[i]);
-                }
+                env.notebook.toggle_cells_outputs();
             }
         },
         'toggle-cell-output-scrolled' : {
             help    : 'toggle output scrolling of selected cells',
             help_index : 'gc',
             handler : function (env) {
-                var indices = env.notebook.get_selected_cells_indices();
-                for(var i =0; i< indices.length; i++){
-                    env.notebook.toggle_output_scroll(indices[i]);
-                }
+                env.notebook.toggle_cells_outputs_scroll();
             }
         },
         'clear-cell-output' : {
             help    : 'clear output of selected cells',
             handler : function (env) {
-                var indices = env.notebook.get_selected_cells_indices();
-                for(var i =0; i< indices.length; i++){
-                    env.notebook.clear_output(indices[i]);
-                }
+                env.notebook.clear_cells_outputs();
             }
         },
         'move-cell-down' : {
diff --git a/notebook/static/notebook/js/notebook.js b/notebook/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
index 14c8b42aa..d4fb425d8 100644
--- a/notebook/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
+++ b/notebook/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
@@ -1600,6 +1600,20 @@ define(function (require) {
         }
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Clear multiple selected CodeCells' output areas.
+     *
+     */
+    Notebook.prototype.clear_cells_outputs = function(indices) {
+        if (!indices) {
+           var indices = this.get_selected_cells_indices();
+        }
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < indices.length; i++){
+            this.clear_output(indices[i]);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Clear each code cell's output area.
      */
@@ -1653,6 +1667,21 @@ define(function (require) {
         }
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Toggle whether all selected cells' outputs are collapsed or expanded.
+     *
+     * @param {integer} indices - the indices of the cells to toggle
+     */
+    Notebook.prototype.toggle_cells_outputs = function(indices) {
+        if (!indices) {
+           var indices = this.get_selected_cells_indices();
+        }
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < indices.length; i++){
+            this.toggle_output(indices[i]);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Toggle the output of all cells.
      */
@@ -1680,6 +1709,21 @@ define(function (require) {
         }
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Toggle a scrollbar for selected long cells' outputs.
+     *
+     * @param {integer} indices - the indices of the cells to toggle
+     */
+    Notebook.prototype.toggle_cells_outputs_scroll = function(indices) {
+        if (!indices) {
+            var indices = this.get_selected_cells_indices();
+        }
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < indices.length; i++){
+            this.toggle_output_scroll(indices[i]);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Toggle the scrolling of long output on all cells.
      */