13. A method of inserting a handwritten word written on the display screen of a pointer-based computer into a document displayed on said display screen, the method comprising the following steps: (a) identifying in the document displayed a paragraph which intersects a bounding box surrounding the handwritten word; (b) replacing an existing word in the paragraph if the bounding box surrounding the handwritten word substantially overlaps the bounding box surrounding any existing words in the paragraph; and (c) inserting the handwritten word proximate but not overlapping bounding boxes surrounding existing words in the paragraph if the bounding box surrounding the handwritten word does not substantially overlap the bounding box surrounding any existing words in the paragraph wherein said steps of identifying, replacing, and inserting are performed by said pointer-based computer.
13. A method of inserting a handwritten word written on the display screen of a pointer-based computer into a document displayed on said display screen, the method comprising the following steps: (a) identifying in the document displayed a paragraph which intersects a bounding box surrounding the handwritten word; (b) replacing an existing word in the paragraph if the bounding box surrounding the handwritten word substantially overlaps the bounding box surrounding any existing words in the paragraph; and (c) inserting the handwritten word proximate but not overlapping bounding boxes surrounding existing words in the paragraph if the bounding box surrounding the handwritten word does not substantially overlap the bounding box surrounding any existing words in the paragraph wherein said steps of identifying, replacing, and inserting are performed by said pointer-based computer. 15. The method of claim 13 wherein the handwritten word is an unrecognized ink word.