23. A pointer-based computer system comprising: a display screen; a pointer for inputting handwritten information on the display screen; a processor coupled to the display screen; a recognizer running on the processor and identifying at least some of the handwritten information as recognized text words and at least some of the handwritten information as unrecognized ink words, the unrecognized ink words being displayed on the display screen in their handwritten input form and the recognized text words appearing in a standard font; and means for formatting both the recognized text words and the unrecognized ink words according to a protocol which treats both types of word identically and adjusts their positions with respect to one another in one or more paragraphs such that both unrecognized ink words and recognized text words are contiguously displayed in the same paragraphs on the display screen, the unrecognized ink words being displayed in their handwritten input form and the recognized text words being displayed in a standard font within the formatted paragraphs.
23. A pointer-based computer system comprising: a display screen; a pointer for inputting handwritten information on the display screen; a processor coupled to the display screen; a recognizer running on the processor and identifying at least some of the handwritten information as recognized text words and at least some of the handwritten information as unrecognized ink words, the unrecognized ink words being displayed on the display screen in their handwritten input form and the recognized text words appearing in a standard font; and means for formatting both the recognized text words and the unrecognized ink words according to a protocol which treats both types of word identically and adjusts their positions with respect to one another in one or more paragraphs such that both unrecognized ink words and recognized text words are contiguously displayed in the same paragraphs on the display screen, the unrecognized ink words being displayed in their handwritten input form and the recognized text words being displayed in a standard font within the formatted paragraphs. 28. The pointer-based computer system of claim 23 further comprising means for dividing the handwritten information into possible words, each possible word being sent to the recognizer.