Abstract: The present disclosure provides an information processing method and an electronic device. The information processing method, comprising: obtaining input traces, which are input by an operator, on an input area of an electronic device, the input area being not overlapped with a display area of a display screen of the electronic device; displaying the input traces on the display screen in real time; determining whether a trace complying with a predetermined rule is included in the input traces; and establishing a window corresponding to the trace complying with the predetermined rule when the trace complying with the predetermined rule is included in the input traces, the window being associated with an application. The above method provided by the present disclosure solves the technical problem with the conventional technical solutions that the processing mode for traces input by the user is generally unitary and inflexible, and cannot satisfy requirements of the user.