microsoft / microsoft/markitdown

Feature request: Possibility to include comments of docx into md file

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Description

Use-case: As a user, who wants to convert *.docx file into *.md, I would like to have possibilty to include not only document text, but also comments of reviewer.
Input: *.docx (with reviewer comments)
Output: *.md (with review comment text and reference, where this comment belongs in the text)

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Start by tracing the DOCX-to-Markdown conversion path for the stated input and output, then inspect how document text is represented and emitted. Done means reviewer comment text is included in the Markdown with a reference to where each comment belongs in the document text.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
content
Issue type
Feature
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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