A hand-written information inputting apparatus, comprising: a receiving surface which, in operation, receives a paper sheet placed thereon, the paper sheet having printed thereon a document form including a writing region for hand-written input and identification information that identifies the document form; a position detection device which, in operation, detects a position indicated by an electronic pen that visibly writes on the paper sheet, in response to a hand-written inputting operation to the paper sheet placed on the receiving surface by the electronic pen; a reader device which, in operation, reads the identification information printed on the paper sheet; a display device; and a control circuit which, in operation determines, based on the identification information read by the reader device, whether document form information that corresponds to the paper sheet on which the document form is printed and that is displayable on the display device is acquirable through a communication network, wherein, when the control circuit determines the document form information is acquirable through the communication network, the control circuit causes the display device to display the document form information acquired through the communication network and information corresponding to the position indicated by the electronic pen that is detected by the position detection device, wherein, when the control circuit does not determine the document form information is acquirable through the communication network, the control circuit does not cause the display device to display the information corresponding to the position indicated by the electronic pen that is detected by the position detection circuit, the hand-written information inputting apparatus further comprising a clip configured to lock the paper sheet to the receiving surface, characterized in that the reader device is provided on a surface of the clip that is opposite to a surface of the paper sheet locked to the receiving surface by the clip. a receiving surface which, in operation, receives a paper sheet placed thereon, the paper sheet having printed thereon a document form including a writing region for hand-written input and identification information that identifies the document form; a position detection device which, in operation, detects a position indicated by an electronic pen that visibly writes on the paper sheet, in response to a hand-written inputting operation to the paper sheet placed on the receiving surface by the electronic pen; a reader device which, in operation, reads the identification information printed on the paper sheet; a display device; and a control circuit which, in operation determines, based on the identification information read by the reader device, whether document form information that corresponds to the paper sheet on which the document form is printed and that is displayable on the display device is acquirable through a communication network, wherein, when the control circuit determines the document form information is acquirable through the communication network, the control circuit causes the display device to display the document form information acquired through the communication network and information corresponding to the position indicated by the electronic pen that is detected by the position detection device, wherein, when the control circuit does not determine the document form information is acquirable through the communication network, the control circuit does not cause the display device to display the information corresponding to the position indicated by the electronic pen that is detected by the position detection circuit, the hand-written information inputting apparatus further comprising a clip configured to lock the paper sheet to the receiving surface, characterized in that the reader device is provided on a surface of the clip that is opposite to a surface of the paper sheet locked to the receiving surface by the clip.