Apparatus and method for controlling a screen display in portable terminal

A method comprising:

• detecting a first user input to select a first link displayed on a display;
• identifying whether the first link is displayed in an area of the display that includes a second link proximate to the first user input, the second link different than the first link;
• in response to identifying the second link is displayed proximate to the first user input, presenting a portion of the area in a zoomed-in state;
• detecting a second user input to select the first link in the zoomed-in state;
• and
• performing an operation with respect to the second user input selecting the first link.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium containing instructions that when executed cause at least one processor of an electronic device to:

• detect a first user input to select a first link displayed on a display;
• identify whether the first link is displayed in an area of the display that includes a second link proximate to the first user input;
• in response to identifying the second link is displayed proximate to from the first user input, present a portion of the area in a zoomed-in state, the portion of the area including the first link;
• detect a second user input to select the first link in the zoomed-in state;
• and
• perform an operation with respect to the second user input selecting the first link.