Display apparatus and method of controlling the same

A display apparatus comprising:

• a display unit configured to display a plurality of display items on a display screen;
• a communicator configured to receive from an input device information indicating a coordinate value of a position on the display screen pointed to by the input device;
• and
• a controller configured to acquire the coordinate value of the position pointed to by the input device based on the information received through the communicator, control the display unit to position a virtual pointer in an area of first one of the plurality of display items proximate to the acquired coordinate value, display a highlight on the first display item, in response to the position pointed to by the input device being changed to a new position, move the virtual pointer according to a new coordinate value of the new position pointed to by the input device, and move the highlight onto second one of the plurality of display items that is proximate to the new coordinate value on the display screen.