Print Word Document with Comments in Python

This article provides information to print Word document with comments in Python. It has details to set the IDE, a list of steps, and a sample code to print DOCX comments in Python. It assists in creating or loading the target file to exercise the full feature and provides options to create a printable PDF file containing the Word file contents and comments at the specified location.

Steps to Print Document with Comments in Python

  1. Set the environment to use Aspose.Words for Python via .NET to print a document with comments
  2. Import the desired modules, classes, and enumerators to perform the task
  3. Create a Word file with text and comments in it, or load an existing Word file using the Document class
  4. Access the layout_options from the loaded Word file and get the revision_options property
  5. Set the measurement units and revision bar position
  6. Save the updated Word file as a PDF containing the printed file

These steps assist in rendering DOCX comments. Import the desired resources from the library, create a new Word file with text and comments to check the feature, or load an existing Word file containing some text and comments. Access the revision options from the layout option of the loaded Word file and set the show_in_balloons property, measurement unit, and revision bar position on the printout saved in the PDF.

Code to Print DOCX Comments in Python

The above code has demonstrated how to render DOC comments. The RevisionOptions class lets you decide how to render the revises while printing the Word document or exporting it to some other format, such as PDF, in this example. You can customize colors, text styles, and whether edits show up inline or in balloons, making it easy to highlight insertions, deletions, and other revisions just the way you want.

This article has guided us to print comments in a Word file. To merge Markdown files, refer to the article on Merge MD files in Python.