A mobile terminal comprising: a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a touch screen; and a controller configured to: display on the touch screen an input region including a plurality of character keys corresponding to a plurality of inputtable characters and a plurality of editing keys (411a, 411b) for controlling editing and an output region, display on the touch screen an editing state display region between the input region and the output region for displaying a word corresponding to touched character keys, select or edit the word displayed in the editing state display region based on a touch input applied to the input region, and display the selected or edited word on the output region, control the touch screen to display the selected or edited word on the output region and to terminate displaying the selected or edited word on the editing state display region based on a touch input on one editing key, and wherein the mobile terminal is characterised in that the controller is further configured to control the touch screen based on a further touch input applied to the selected or edited word for a preset period of time and a dragging touch input continued from the further touch input, moving to the output region, and wherein a position in the output region of the touch screen where the selected or edited word is displayed is determined by the release of the dragging touch input applied to the output region. a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a touch screen; and a controller configured to: display on the touch screen an input region including a plurality of character keys corresponding to a plurality of inputtable characters and a plurality of editing keys (411a, 411b) for controlling editing and an output region, display on the touch screen an editing state display region between the input region and the output region for displaying a word corresponding to touched character keys, select or edit the word displayed in the editing state display region based on a touch input applied to the input region, and display the selected or edited word on the output region, control the touch screen to display the selected or edited word on the output region and to terminate displaying the selected or edited word on the editing state display region based on a touch input on one editing key, and wherein the mobile terminal is characterised in that the controller is further configured to control the touch screen based on a further touch input applied to the selected or edited word for a preset period of time and a dragging touch input continued from the further touch input, moving to the output region, and wherein a position in the output region of the touch screen where the selected or edited word is displayed is determined by the release of the dragging touch input applied to the output region. display on the touch screen an input region including a plurality of character keys corresponding to a plurality of inputtable characters and a plurality of editing keys (411a, 411b) for controlling editing and an output region, display on the touch screen an editing state display region between the input region and the output region for displaying a word corresponding to touched character keys, select or edit the word displayed in the editing state display region based on a touch input applied to the input region, and display the selected or edited word on the output region, control the touch screen to display the selected or edited word on the output region and to terminate displaying the selected or edited word on the editing state display region based on a touch input on one editing key, and wherein the mobile terminal is characterised in that the controller is further configured to control the touch screen based on a further touch input applied to the selected or edited word for a preset period of time and a dragging touch input continued from the further touch input, moving to the output region, and wherein a position in the output region of the touch screen where the selected or edited word is displayed is determined by the release of the dragging touch input applied to the output region.