Add Text Annotations

This article shows how to add a text annotation to a PDF document using the PdfContentEditor class in Aspose.PDF.

Text annotations let you attach comments, notes, or extra information to specific parts of a PDF page. These annotations can appear as icons and be expanded by users when viewing the document.

In this example:

• A PDF document is loaded into the PdfContentEditor.
• A text annotation is added at a specific position on the page.
• The annotation includes a title, content, icon type, and visibility settings.
• The modified document is saved to a new file.

1. Create a PdfContentEditor object.
2. Bind the input PDF Document.
3. Define annotation position.
4. Add Text annotation.
5. Save the updated PDF.

import aspose.pdf as ap
import aspose.pdf.facades as pdf_facades
import aspose.pydrawing as apd
import sys
from os import path

sys.path.append(path.join(path.dirname(__file__), ".."))

from config import set_license, initialize_data_dir


def add_text_annotation(infile, outfile):
    # Create PdfContentEditor object
    content_editor = pdf_facades.PdfContentEditor()
    # Bind document to PdfContentEditor
    content_editor.bind_pdf(infile)
    # Add text annotation to page 1
    content_editor.create_text(
        apd.Rectangle(100, 400, 50, 50),
        "Text Annotation",
        "This is a text annotation",
        True,
        "Insert",
        1,
    )
    # Save updated document
    content_editor.save(outfile)