1. One or more computer-storage media embodying computer-useable instructions for performing a method comprising: receiving input corresponding with user handwriting from a handheld writing device; displaying digital ink representing the user handwriting based on the input; analyzing the input using a recognizer to identify one or more words as recognition text for the digital ink; employing at least three triggers to determine when to convert display of the digital ink to display of the recognition text, wherein the at least three triggers include a distance-based trigger, a recognition-based trigger, and an overall timer-based trigger; determining that at least one of the at least three triggers has been satisfied indicating to convert display of the digital ink to the recognition text; displaying the recognition text in place of the digital ink; saving the digital ink after the recognition text has been displayed in place of the digital ink; and using the digital ink with new digital ink for recognition purposes, wherein the digital ink is no longer used for recognition purposes when the one or more words of recognition text corresponding with the digital ink are more than a predetermined number of words prior to the new digital ink.