1. A method in a computing system having a processor for processing text captured from a rendered document, comprising: receiving a sequence of one or more words optically or acoustically captured from a rendered document by a user; with the processor, identifying among the words of the sequence a word with which an action has been associated; and performing the associated action with respect to the user.
1. A method in a computing system having a processor for processing text captured from a rendered document, comprising: receiving a sequence of one or more words optically or acoustically captured from a rendered document by a user; with the processor, identifying among the words of the sequence a word with which an action has been associated; and performing the associated action with respect to the user. 6. The method of claim 1 wherein the associated action is sending an email message from the user to a recipient associated with the rendered document.