1. A method for authoring a presentation with electronic ink data, the method comprising: receiving the electronic ink data at a computing device, wherein the electronic ink data represents touch-sensitive input received by a touch-sensitive display communicatively coupled to the computing device; identifying at least one presentation data type that resembles the electronic ink data, wherein each of the at least one presentation data types is an item associated with a presentation application program; substituting the electronic ink data with the identified at least one presentation data type that resembles the electronic ink data; and generating the presentation within the presentation application program, wherein the presentation includes the substituted at least one presentation data type that resembles the electronic ink data.