1. A method, comprising: selecting displayed text from a first display location using a pen in combination with a touch sensitive surface; in response to a first signal generated using the pen, copying the selected displayed text to a buffer associated with a text window and displaying the copied text in the text window, where the text window is associated with a handwriting recognition application; selecting a second display location using the pen; and in response to a second signal, copying the displayed text from the buffer to the second display location.