A method of controlling selection of information on a touch-sensitive display , the method comprising: displaying the information on the touch-sensitive display and displaying a selection indicator associated with a selection including a part of the information; detecting an input to adjust an amount of the information included in the selection; in response to detecting the input, adjusting the selection indicator based on the input and determining whether the amount of the information included in the selection exceeds a threshold limit; in response to determining that the amount of the information included in the selection exceeds the threshold limit: displaying the selection as a split selection by displaying a beginning part of the selection and an end part of the selection without displaying a middle part of the selection between the beginning part and the end part, and displaying a split indicator , wherein displaying the split indicator comprises displaying an indication of the split between the beginning part of the selection and the end part of the selection such that the middle part of the selection is replaced with the split indicator, and wherein the split indicator is adjustable to display less information in one of the beginning part of the selection and the end part of the selection or to show more information in one of the beginning part of the selection and the end part of the selection; in response to determining that the amount of the information included in the selection is within the threshold limit: continuing displaying the information included in the selection. displaying the information on the touch-sensitive display and displaying a selection indicator associated with a selection including a part of the information; detecting an input to adjust an amount of the information included in the selection; in response to detecting the input, adjusting the selection indicator based on the input and determining whether the amount of the information included in the selection exceeds a threshold limit; in response to determining that the amount of the information included in the selection exceeds the threshold limit: displaying the selection as a split selection by displaying a beginning part of the selection and an end part of the selection without displaying a middle part of the selection between the beginning part and the end part, and displaying a split indicator , wherein displaying the split indicator comprises displaying an indication of the split between the beginning part of the selection and the end part of the selection such that the middle part of the selection is replaced with the split indicator, and wherein the split indicator is adjustable to display less information in one of the beginning part of the selection and the end part of the selection or to show more information in one of the beginning part of the selection and the end part of the selection; displaying the selection as a split selection by displaying a beginning part of the selection and an end part of the selection without displaying a middle part of the selection between the beginning part and the end part, and displaying a split indicator , wherein displaying the split indicator comprises displaying an indication of the split between the beginning part of the selection and the end part of the selection such that the middle part of the selection is replaced with the split indicator, and wherein the split indicator is adjustable to display less information in one of the beginning part of the selection and the end part of the selection or to show more information in one of the beginning part of the selection and the end part of the selection; in response to determining that the amount of the information included in the selection is within the threshold limit: continuing displaying the information included in the selection. <EOS>