8. A method for displaying characters in a handwritten image comprising the steps of: inputting image coordinate data corresponding to the handwritten image; displaying a calligraphic image on the basis of the image coordinate data; recognizing characters in the image coordinate data; and erasing the calligraphic image and displaying recognized characters recognized in said recognizing step in a case where a recognized character is a punctuation mark and, in a case where it has not been determined that the recognized character consists of a punctuation mark, not erasing the calligraphic image or displaying the recognized characters, thereby resulting in the reduction of screen display flicker.
8. A method for displaying characters in a handwritten image comprising the steps of: inputting image coordinate data corresponding to the handwritten image; displaying a calligraphic image on the basis of the image coordinate data; recognizing characters in the image coordinate data; and erasing the calligraphic image and displaying recognized characters recognized in said recognizing step in a case where a recognized character is a punctuation mark and, in a case where it has not been determined that the recognized character consists of a punctuation mark, not erasing the calligraphic image or displaying the recognized characters, thereby resulting in the reduction of screen display flicker. 11. A method for displaying characters in a handwritten image according to claim 8, wherein what is to be displayed in said erasing and displaying step is a prestored character pattern.