1. A method, comprising: accepting, at an input and display device, handwriting ink strokes forming a word to be searched; analyzing, using a processor, the handwriting ink strokes to produce a list of candidate words corresponding to the word to be searched; searching, using a processor, using a plurality of words from the list of candidate words, existing computer readable text associated with prior handwriting data; said searching comprising identifying prior handwriting data having one or more of the list of candidate words associated therewith; and displaying, at least one result based on the searching.