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# Add text annotation to a document on Server/Desktop

Learn how to add a sticky note (text annotation) to a PDF document and edit PDF annotations with this comprehensive code sample. Enhance your PDF files with hyperlinks, stamps, text, shapes, and more!

To add a sticky note (text annotation) to a PDF Document.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="C#" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```csharp
PDFDoc doc = new PDFDoc(filename);
Page page = doc.GetPage(1);

// Create the sticky note (Text annotation)
Text txt = Text.Create(doc, new Rect( 10, 20, 30, 40 ));
txt.SetIcon("UserIcon");
txt.SetContents("The quick brown fox ate the lazy mouse.");
txt.SetColor(new ColorPt(0,1,0));
txt.RefreshAppearance();
page.AnnotPushBack(txt);
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="C++" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```cpp
PDFDoc doc(filename);
Page page = doc.GetPage(1);

// Create the sticky note (Text annotation)
Text txt = Text.Create(doc, Rect(10, 20, 30, 40));
txt.SetIcon("UserIcon");
txt.SetContents("The quick brown fox ate the lazy mouse.");
txt.SetColor(ColorPt(0, 1, 0));
txt.RefreshAppearance();
page.AnnotPushBack(txt);
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Go" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```go
doc := NewPDFDoc(filename)
page := doc.GetPage(1)

// Create the sticky note (Text annotation)
txt := TextCreate( doc.GetSDFDoc(), NewPoint(10.0, 20.0) )
txt.SetIcon( "UserIcon" )
txt.SetContents( "The quick brown fox ate the lazy mouse" )
txt.SetColor( NewColorPt(0.0,1.0,0.0) )
txt.RefreshAppearance()
page.AnnotPushBack( txt )
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Java" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```java
PDFDoc doc = new PDFDoc(filename);
Page page = doc.getPage(1);

// Create the sticky note (Text annotation)
Text txt = Text.create(doc, new Rect( 10, 20, 30, 40 ));
txt.setIcon("UserIcon");
txt.setContents("The quick brown fox ate the lazy mouse.");
txt.setColor(new ColorPt(0,1,0));
txt.refreshAppearance();
page.annotPushBack(txt);
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="JavaScript" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```js
async function main() {
    const doc = await PDFNet.PDFDoc.createFromURL(filename);
    const page = await doc.getPage(1);

    // Create the sticky note (Text annotation)
    const txt = await PDFNet.TextAnnot.create(doc, new PDFNet.Rect(10, 20, 30, 40));
    await txt.setIcon("UserIcon");
    await txt.setContents("The quick brown fox ate the lazy mouse.");
    await txt.setColor(await PDFNet.ColorPt.init(0, 1, 0));
    await txt.refreshAppearance();
    await page.annotPushBack(txt);
}
PDFNet.runWithCleanup(main);
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Kotlin" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```kotlin
val doc = PDFDoc(filename)
val page = doc.getPage(1)

// Create the sticky note (Text annotation)
val txt = Text.create(doc, Rect(10.0, 20.0, 30.0, 40.0))
txt.setIcon("UserIcon")
txt.contents = "The quick brown fox ate the lazy mouse."
txt.setColor(ColorPt(0.0,1.0,0.0))
txt.refreshAppearance()
page.annotPushBack(txt)
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Obj-C" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```objc
PTPDFDoc *doc = [[PTPDFDoc alloc] initWithFilepath:filename];
PTPage *page = [doc GetPage:1];

// Create the sticky note (Text annotation)
PTText *txt =
    [PTText Create:[doc GetSDFDoc]
               pos:[[PTPDFRect alloc] initWithX1:10 y1:20 x2:30 y2:40]];
[txt SetTextIconName:@"UserIcon"];
[txt SetContents:@"The quick brown fox ate the lazy mouse."];
[txt SetColor:[[PTColorPt alloc] initWithX:0 y:1 z:0 w:0] numcomp:3];
[txt RefreshAppearance];
[page AnnotPushBack:txt];
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Swift" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```swift
let doc: PTPDFDoc = PTPDFDoc(filepath: filename)
let page: PTPage = doc.getPage(1)

// Create the sticky note (Text annotation)
let txt: PTText = PTText.create(doc.getSDFDoc(), pos: PTPDFRect(x1: 10, y1: 20, x2: 30, y2: 40))
txt.setTextIconName("UserIcon")
txt.setContents("The quick brown fox ate the lazy mouse.")
txt.setColor(PTColorPt(x: 0, y: 1, z: 0, w: 0), numcomp: 3)
txt.refreshAppearance()
page.annotPushBack(txt)
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PHP" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```php
$doc = new PDFDoc($filename);
$page = $doc->GetPage(1);

// Create the sticky note (Text annotation)
$txt = Text::Create( $doc->GetSDFDoc(), new Rect( 10.0, 20.0, 30.0, 40.0 ) );
$txt->SetIcon( "UserIcon" );
$txt->SetContents( "The quick brown fox ate the lazy mouse." );
$txt->SetColor( new ColorPt(0.0,1.0,0.0) );
$txt->RefreshAppearance();
$page->AnnotPushBack( $txt );
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```python
doc = PDFDoc(filename)
page = doc.GetPage(1)

# Create the sticky note (Text annotation)
txt = Text.Create( doc.GetSDFDoc(), Rect( 10, 20, 30, 40 ) )
txt.SetIcon( "UserIcon" )
txt.SetContents( "The quick brown fox ate the lazy mouse." )
txt.SetColor( ColorPt(0,1,0) )
txt.RefreshAppearance()
page.AnnotPushBack( txt )
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Ruby" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```ruby
doc = PDFDoc.new(filename)
page = doc.GetPage(1)

# Create the sticky note (Text annotation)
txt = Text.Create( doc.GetSDFDoc(), Rect.new( 10, 20, 30, 40 ) )
txt.SetIcon( "UserIcon" )
txt.SetContents( "The quick brown fox ate the lazy mouse." )
txt.SetColor( ColorPt.new(0,1,0) )
txt.RefreshAppearance()
page.AnnotPushBack( txt )
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="VB" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```vb
Dim doc As PDFDoc = New PDFDoc(filename)
Dim page As Page = doc.GetPage(1)

' Create the sticky note (Text annotation)
Dim txt As Text = Text.Create(doc, New Rect(10, 20, 30, 40))
txt.SetIcon("UserIcon")
txt.SetContents("The quick brown fox ate the lazy mouse.")
txt.SetColor(New ColorPt(0, 1, 0))
txt.RefreshAppearance()
page.AnnotPushBack(txt)
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

[Add or edit PDF annotations](/core/get-started/samples/annotationtest.md) Full code sample which shows how to add or edit PDF annotations (e.g. hyperlink, intra-document link, stamp, rubber stamp, file attachment, sound, text, free-text, line, circle, square, polygon, polyline, highlight, squiggly, caret, and ink). Code sample is available in C++, C#, Java, Python, Go, PHP, Ruby and VB


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