Display method and apparatus in portable terminal

A method for displaying a screen in an electronic device, the method comprising:

• executing, by at least one processor of the electronic device, a message application;
• displaying, by the at least one processor, an execution screen of the message application and a keyboard through a touch screen display of the electronic device while the message application is executed, a layer of the execution screen being overlaid with a layer of the keyboard;
• and
• based on a touch input on an object related to the keyboard:
• transmitting, by the at least one processor, data related to the keyboard to an external electronic device through a communication interface of the electronic device such that the external electronic device, based on the data related to the keyboard, displays the keyboard through a display of the external electronic device;
• and
• displaying, by the at least one processor, the execution screen through the touch screen display, wherein the keyboard which has been displayed disappears from the touch screen display.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

• executing a message application;
• displaying an execution screen of the message application and a keyboard through a touch screen display of the electronic device while the message application is executed, a layer of the execution screen being overlaid with a layer of the keyboard;
• and
• based on a touch input on an object related to the keyboard:
• transmitting data related to the keyboard to an external electronic device through a communication interface of the electronic device such that the external electronic device, based on the data related to the keyboard, displays the keyboard through a display of the external electronic device;
• and
• displaying the execution screen through the touch screen display, wherein the keyboard which has been displayed disappears from the touch screen display.