How to add comment to footnote text

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Hello

Can you please tell me how to add a comment to a matched text (via a Replace) in a FOOTNOTE? I can add comments to specific words in the MAIN PART of a page with the following code, but just not a footnote:

var comment = new Comment(matchNode.Document, "Me", "Me", DateTime.Today);
comment.SetText("This is my comment");

// Create start and end ranges for the comment
var commentRangeStart = new CommentRangeStart(matchNode.Document, comment.Id);
var commentRangeEnd = new CommentRangeEnd(matchNode.Document, comment.Id);

// Set start and end ranges at relevant locations
matchNode.ParentNode.InsertBefore(commentRangeStart, (Node)runs[0]);
matchNode.ParentNode.InsertAfter(commentRangeEnd, (Node)runs[runs.Count - 1]);

// Insert comment
commentRangeEnd.ParentNode.InsertAfter(comment, commentRangeEnd);

However it does not work if the matched text is in a footnote.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you! :slight_smile:

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@ast3,

Thanks for your inquiry. To ensure a timely and accurate response, please attach the following resources here for testing:

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Hi Awais,

Thanks for your reply. I tried creating the expected output in Word, and I discovered that - to my surprise - word does not support comments in footnotes!

So that solves the mystery :slight_smile: I will have to add comment to the footnote reference number in the main text.

Thanks

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@ast3,

Thanks for the information. Please let us know any time you have any further queries.