comment-on-docx

Automated Word doc commenting analyzes your .docx file to draft and insert structured editorial feedback into text, tables, and footnotes. It processes feedback opportunities in batch and saves a newly annotated copy without altering the original file.

You can add inline feedback to specific text in a docx file using Python and the python-docx library. This Skill reads document runs and optionally subsets text for precise targeting before batch-applying comments to generate an annotated copy.

Yes, python-docx supports commenting on text inside tables and footnotes. This Skill reads content from figures, tables, and footnotes to identify feedback opportunities and applies inline comments accordingly during the batch-processing review.

Batch-inserting editorial feedback into Word documents is best handled by scripts that read document runs and apply comments in batch. This Skill drafts structured feedback across text, structure, and formatting, saving a reviewed copy while adhering to editorial guidelines.

A limitation when using Python to comment on Word docx files is the dependency on the python-docx library and lxml for parsing document runs. The Skill addresses this by saving a separate annotated copy, ensuring the original source file remains unmodified during the batch commenting process.