1. A method for editing handwritten data using a pen enabled computing device having a writing surface and a writing stylus selectively communicable with the writing surface, said method comprising: detecting the position and movement of the writing stylus with respect to the writing surface to form a handwritten input; defining a bounding box encompassing at least a portion of each stroke of the handwritten input; storing the handwritten input and the bounding box encompassing at least a portion of each stroke thereof; and editing the handwritten input to at least one of add textual data to the handwritten input, insert textual data between strokes encompassed by adjacent bounding boxes, delete at least one stroke encompassed by a bounding box, and replace at least one stroke encompassed by a bounding box with alternate textual data.