You use both. Commonly referred to as printing and cursive. First, you learn to print, then you lean cursive. Lately, people have been calling printing "manusc

You use both. Commonly referred to as printing and cursive. First, you learn to print, then you lean cursive. Lately, people have been calling printing "manuscript", which is either silly or an attempt to dignify it. Nowadays, some say, why learn handwriting? Why learn arithmetic? We have calculators and keyboards, after all. It's sad, but there will be a revival someday.