A method of configuring a home screen in a terminal having a touch screen, the method comprising: displaying, in a standby mode, the home screen including one or more objects on the touch screen; detecting a first touch gesture requesting a display of a list of selectable function modes related to the home screen; displaying the list of selectable function modes in response to the first touch gesture including at least an object movement and deletion item and an object adding item, such that the list is disposed overlaying the home screen; detecting a second touch gesture selecting a particular function mode; and changing an operation mode of the terminal from the standby mode into the selected function mode in response to the second touch gesture, the selected function mode corresponding to an editing screen among the respective editing screens corresponding to each of the selectable function modes, wherein when the object adding item is selected, the home screen including the one or more objects is removed from display to display a plurality of objects addable to the home screen, wherein the first touch gesture is detected in the home screen other than an area displaying the one or more objects wherein the detecting the first touch gesture comprises: detecting a touch input on an empty area of the home screen; and determining whether the touch input exceeds a preset time, and wherein, when the icon movement and deletion item is selected in response to the second touch gesture, the editing screen displays a delete key that is not displayed on the home screen, the delete key being disposed away from any of the one or more objects, and wherein movement to the delete key of a particular object of the one or more objects causes deletion of the particular object. displaying, in a standby mode, the home screen including one or more objects on the touch screen; detecting a first touch gesture requesting a display of a list of selectable function modes related to the home screen; displaying the list of selectable function modes in response to the first touch gesture including at least an object movement and deletion item and an object adding item, such that the list is disposed overlaying the home screen; detecting a second touch gesture selecting a particular function mode; and changing an operation mode of the terminal from the standby mode into the selected function mode in response to the second touch gesture, the selected function mode corresponding to an editing screen among the respective editing screens corresponding to each of the selectable function modes, wherein when the object adding item is selected, the home screen including the one or more objects is removed from display to display a plurality of objects addable to the home screen, wherein the first touch gesture is detected in the home screen other than an area displaying the one or more objects wherein the detecting the first touch gesture comprises: detecting a touch input on an empty area of the home screen; and determining whether the touch input exceeds a preset time, and wherein, when the icon movement and deletion item is selected in response to the second touch gesture, the editing screen displays a delete key that is not displayed on the home screen, the delete key being disposed away from any of the one or more objects, and wherein movement to the delete key of a particular object of the one or more objects causes deletion of the particular object. detecting a touch input on an empty area of the home screen; and determining whether the touch input exceeds a preset time, and wherein, when the icon movement and deletion item is selected in response to the second touch gesture, the editing screen displays a delete key that is not displayed on the home screen, the delete key being disposed away from any of the one or more objects, and wherein movement to the delete key of a particular object of the one or more objects causes deletion of the particular object.