Method and apparatus for providing indexing service in portable terminal

An apparatus for providing an indexing service in a portable terminal, comprising:

• an indexing unit for indexing a first file provided through a text viewer of the portable terminal to allow a search in the first file based on a particular data;
• a controller for recognizing at least one data selected by a user, extracting absolute locations of the recognized data in the first file, storing the recognized data in a predetermined order to create a first sub file related to the first file, and indexing the first file by displaying the locations of the respective data arranged in the created first sub file;
• a hyperlink-processor for assigning hyperlink entities to the data stored in the first sub file under the control of the controller;
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• a database (DB) for managing indexed data of a plurality of files provided through the text viewer in an integrated manner.