Abstract: A portable terminal and a method for managing items on a clipboard of the portable terminal are provided for a user to copy text and data items simultaneously onto the clipboard and paste the copied items individually where the user desires. The clipboard control method includes displaying a first screen of source data, copying at least a part of the source data in response to a user request, saving the copied source data as a clip data item, displaying a second screen in response to a user request, presenting a clipboard window on the second screen in response to a user request, and pasting the clip data item selected from the clip window onto the second screen in response to a user request.

Abstract: A portable terminal and a method for managing items on a clipboard of the portable terminal are provided for a user to copy text and data items simultaneously onto the clipboard and paste the copied items individually where the user desires. The portable terminal of the present invention includes a touchscreen and a control unit which controls presenting a display region showing a screen corresponding to user command on the touchscreen in response to an execution of at least one application, presenting a clipboard region at a part of the touchscreen in response to a user command, and displaying clip data selected by the user among at least one clip data appearing in the clipboard region on the display region.