1. A user interface that is displayed with one or more words that have been identified as having alternate words that can replace the one or more identified words, wherein the user interface comprises: a graphical display area for displaying an alternate list of words having one or more words that have been identified as alternates corresponding to a particular selected word is a handwritten word recognized by a computing system displaying the user interface; and one or more selectable control objects, that when selected, cause the user interface to automatically and dynamically display a new alternate list of words corresponding to a new word and that includes one or more words that have been identified as alternates corresponding to the new word, and wherein the new word comprises a next or previous word within a set of words that are determined to contain alternates and without requiring any user input that specifically selects the new word by placing a cursor on the new word.