Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for controlling an electronic device by using a force input of the electronic device. The method includes displaying a screen comprising at least one object on a touch screen display, receiving data indicating that an external object is pressed on the touch screen display by a force greater than or equal to a selected force, receiving a manual input through the touch screen display after the data is received, displaying at least one of an image and a character on the touch screen display in a manner overlapping with the screen based on the manual input, and deleting the at least one of the image and the character while directly maintaining the screen when a selected time has elapsed.