Add annotation

The following example shows how to add an annotation (comment) to a paragraph.

C# example

using System;
using Independentsoft.Office.Odf;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            TextDocument doc = new TextDocument();

            Paragraph commentBody = new Paragraph();
            commentBody.Add("This is a reviewer comment.");

            Annotation annotation = new Annotation();
            annotation.Creator = "Jane Smith";
            annotation.CreationDate = new DateTime(2026, 1, 15);
            annotation.Show = true;
            annotation.Add(commentBody);

            Paragraph p1 = new Paragraph();
            p1.Add("This text has an annotation");
            p1.Add(annotation);
            p1.Add(" attached to it.");
            doc.Body.Add(p1);

            doc.Save("c:\\test\\output.odt", true);
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Odf

Module Module1
    Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
        Dim doc As TextDocument = New TextDocument

        Dim commentBody As Paragraph = New Paragraph
        commentBody.Add("This is a reviewer comment.")

        Dim annotation As Annotation = New Annotation
        annotation.Creator = "Jane Smith"
        annotation.CreationDate = New DateTime(2026, 1, 15)
        annotation.Show = True
        annotation.Add(commentBody)

        Dim p1 As Paragraph = New Paragraph
        p1.Add("This text has an annotation")
        p1.Add(annotation)
        p1.Add(" attached to it.")
        doc.Body.Add(p1)

        doc.Save("c:\test\output.odt", True)
    End Sub
End Module

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