An information processing apparatus, comprising: means for displaying a menu image (Im) including a first menu item image (Ic1...Ic10) associated with a first program and a second menu item image (Ic1...Ic10) associated with a second program; means for displaying on a screen, when the first menu item image (Ic1...Ic10) is selected, a default range, which is part of a first display region extending along a first direction and includes an activation image for activating the first program, so as to be superimposed on a first background image (Iw) associated with the first display region; means for controlling a scroll to move, when an operation of specifying a direction along the first direction is received from a user in a state in which a display target range, which is a part of the first display region, is displayed, the display target range in the first display region in accordance with the specified direction without changing a display position of the first background image (Iw); and means for displaying on the screen, when the second menu item image (Ic1...Ic10) is selected, a default range, which is a part of a second display region extending along the first direction and includes an activation image for activating the second program, so as to be superimposed on a second background image associated with the second display region, wherein the means for displaying a second display region displays on the screen the default range of the second display region so as to be superimposed on the second background image associated with the second display region when the operation of specifying the direction along the second direction intersecting the first direction is received from the user in a state in which the display target range, which is a part of the first display region, is displayed, irrespective of whether or not the display target range is moved by the means for controlling a scroll. means for displaying a menu image (Im) including a first menu item image (Ic1...Ic10) associated with a first program and a second menu item image (Ic1...Ic10) associated with a second program; means for displaying on a screen, when the first menu item image (Ic1...Ic10) is selected, a default range, which is part of a first display region extending along a first direction and includes an activation image for activating the first program, so as to be superimposed on a first background image (Iw) associated with the first display region; means for controlling a scroll to move, when an operation of specifying a direction along the first direction is received from a user in a state in which a display target range, which is a part of the first display region, is displayed, the display target range in the first display region in accordance with the specified direction without changing a display position of the first background image (Iw); and means for displaying on the screen, when the second menu item image (Ic1...Ic10) is selected, a default range, which is a part of a second display region extending along the first direction and includes an activation image for activating the second program, so as to be superimposed on a second background image associated with the second display region, wherein the means for displaying a second display region displays on the screen the default range of the second display region so as to be superimposed on the second background image associated with the second display region when the operation of specifying the direction along the second direction intersecting the first direction is received from the user in a state in which the display target range, which is a part of the first display region, is displayed, irrespective of whether or not the display target range is moved by the means for controlling a scroll.