10. A computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions that when executed on a computer via a microprocessor perform a method comprising: generating a tuning set from a set of provided correct ink samples of words, the tuning set comprising at least some in-dictionary words and a number of out-of-dictionary words, the number of out-of-dictionary words determined by a percentage of out-of-dictionary words expected for a typical user; running a handwriting recognizer against the tuning set to determine a set of statistics for a plurality of words in the tuning set, the set of statistics based at least in part upon a probability that a word from the tuning set matches a correct answer; and calculating a balancing factor based on the set of statistics for use in comparing an in-dictionary recognition score with an out-of-dictionary recognition score in a recognition operation, comprising one of: selecting a value for the balancing factor that is less than a resulting quotient of a probability of an in-dictionary tuning word being correct divided by a probability of an out-of-dictionary turning word being correct, if the in-dictionary tuning word is correct and the out-of-dictionary tuning word is not correct; and selecting a value for the balancing factor that is greater than a resulting quotient of the probability of the in-dictionary tuning word being correct divided by the probability of the out-of-dictionary tuning word being correct, if the in-dictionary tuning word is not correct and the out-of-dictionary tuning word is correct.
10. A computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions that when executed on a computer via a microprocessor perform a method comprising: generating a tuning set from a set of provided correct ink samples of words, the tuning set comprising at least some in-dictionary words and a number of out-of-dictionary words, the number of out-of-dictionary words determined by a percentage of out-of-dictionary words expected for a typical user; running a handwriting recognizer against the tuning set to determine a set of statistics for a plurality of words in the tuning set, the set of statistics based at least in part upon a probability that a word from the tuning set matches a correct answer; and calculating a balancing factor based on the set of statistics for use in comparing an in-dictionary recognition score with an out-of-dictionary recognition score in a recognition operation, comprising one of: selecting a value for the balancing factor that is less than a resulting quotient of a probability of an in-dictionary tuning word being correct divided by a probability of an out-of-dictionary turning word being correct, if the in-dictionary tuning word is correct and the out-of-dictionary tuning word is not correct; and selecting a value for the balancing factor that is greater than a resulting quotient of the probability of the in-dictionary tuning word being correct divided by the probability of the out-of-dictionary tuning word being correct, if the in-dictionary tuning word is not correct and the out-of-dictionary tuning word is correct. 11. The computer-readable media of claim 10 , the method comprising generating the tuning set randomly.