19. An apparatus, comprising: a display having touch sensitive display surface that is responsive to pen-based user input; a control unit that is bidirectionally coupled to the display and responsive to a user selecting displayed text from a first display location using the pen, and further responsive to a first signal generated using the pen, to copy the selected displayed text to a text window and to display the copied text in the text window said control unit further responsive to the user selecting a second display location using the pen, and to a second signal, to copy the displayed text from the text window to the second display location; and a wireless transceiver, in which the first signal is generated automatically when the pen is lifted from the touch sensitive surface after the displayed text is selected.
19. An apparatus, comprising: a display having touch sensitive display surface that is responsive to pen-based user input; a control unit that is bidirectionally coupled to the display and responsive to a user selecting displayed text from a first display location using the pen, and further responsive to a first signal generated using the pen, to copy the selected displayed text to a text window and to display the copied text in the text window said control unit further responsive to the user selecting a second display location using the pen, and to a second signal, to copy the displayed text from the text window to the second display location; and a wireless transceiver, in which the first signal is generated automatically when the pen is lifted from the touch sensitive surface after the displayed text is selected. 27. The apparatus of claim 19 , where the device is a handheld portable device.