This tutorial describes how to insert comment in Word using Python. It has all the basic information required to configure the environment, step-wise logic to write this program, and a runnable sample code that can be used to add comments to word document using python. You will also get information to set different properties of the comment while adding it to the Word document and saving the output file as DOCX, DOC, or any other supported format.
Steps to Insert Comment in Word using Python
- Establish the environment to use Aspose.Words for Python via .NET for adding comments
- Create a new document using the Document class object
- Add some sample text in the newly created document using the DocumentBuilder class object
- Create a Comment class object and set its basic properties
- Add a comment to the document using the DocumentBuilder object
- Add a paragraph object in the comment to set comment text
- Save the document having comments in it
These steps describe how to add comments to Word document using Python. It provides a link to an article that assists in configuring the environment and then a complete programming sequence that is followed in the sample code demonstrating this feature. It shows how to use different namespaces, classes, methods, and properties to accomplish the task.
Code to Add Notes to Word Document using Python
This sample code demonstrates a complete procedure to add comment in Word using Python. The DocumentBuilder class is the main class that can be used to add a variety of nodes and elements to a Word file including the comments. Also the comment class has a number of other properties as well that can be set like author name, date/time, font, replies, and tables if required.
In this article, we have learned how to add comments in Word using Python. If you are interested in learning the modification of an existing Word file, refer to the article on how to edit Word document using Python.