when I have to take notes from pdf's, webpages, and other sources, I've found Word to still be the most effective. i paste relevant sections in (with a macro to

when I have to take notes from pdf's, webpages, and other sources, I've found Word to still be the most effective. i paste relevant sections in (with a macro to keep only text), and highlight the most important stuff. i have macros set up for condensing text, cutting whitespace, click-and-drag underlining the biggest advantage of this is how flexible and easily searchable it is if i'm working with different content types.