A method to perform a selection on a touch sensitive handheld electronic device having a touch sensitive display , the method comprising: a) displaying at least one selectable object on said touch sensitive display , wherein said at least one selectable object is selectable through a touch command at a position of said at least one selectable object on said touch sensitive display ; b) receiving a first touch command from a touch sensitive area of said handheld device to enter a highlighting mode to highlight one of said at least one selectable object and displaying said highlighted selectable object , wherein a position of said first touch command is different than a position of said highlighted selectable object ; c) receiving a second touch command from said touch sensitive area of said handheld device to select said highlighted selectable object , or to jump to another selectable object and to highlight a different selectable object than said highlighted selectable object and displaying said highlighted different selectable object and to select said highlighted different selectable object after receiving a third touch command , characterised in that said highlighting mode is entered for a first subgroup of said selectable objects and wherein said first touch command has a larger distance to said first subgroup of said selectable objects than to a second subgroup of said selectable objects, said second subgroup of selectable objects positioned closer to said first touch command being not in use for the highlighting mode, and wherein any selectable object displayed on said touch sensitive display belongs either to said first subgroup of said selectable objects or to said second subgroup of said selectable objects. a) displaying at least one selectable object on said touch sensitive display , wherein said at least one selectable object is selectable through a touch command at a position of said at least one selectable object on said touch sensitive display ; b) receiving a first touch command from a touch sensitive area of said handheld device to enter a highlighting mode to highlight one of said at least one selectable object and displaying said highlighted selectable object , wherein a position of said first touch command is different than a position of said highlighted selectable object ; c) receiving a second touch command from said touch sensitive area of said handheld device to select said highlighted selectable object , or to jump to another selectable object and to highlight a different selectable object than said highlighted selectable object and displaying said highlighted different selectable object and to select said highlighted different selectable object after receiving a third touch command , said highlighting mode is entered for a first subgroup of said selectable objects and wherein said first touch command has a larger distance to said first subgroup of said selectable objects than to a second subgroup of said selectable objects, said second subgroup of selectable objects positioned closer to said first touch command being not in use for the highlighting mode, and wherein any selectable object displayed on said touch sensitive display belongs either to said first subgroup of said selectable objects or to said second subgroup of said selectable objects. <EOS>