The Handwriting Recognition option allows you to do the following things.

1. The Writing Pad allows you to type on a small lined screen whereas Write Anywhere allows you to place your cursor on the page and begin to write as you normally would using your mouse as the pencil. Both will convert your handwriting to typed text.
2. The Drawing Pad allows you draw a picture and insert it automatically into your document.
3. Both the Onscreen Standard and Symbol Keyboard allow the user to point and click on options on an onscreen keyboard. The Symbol keyboard has letters with accent marks, tildes and umlauts for easy use.