Patent ID: 8655411

Claim:
A method of displaying a character in a portable terminal, the method comprising the steps of: previewing individual dynamic input effects on a plurality of characters in a preview screen corresponding to user navigation through a list of dynamic input effects and a list of details for each dynamic input effect; setting a dynamic input effect by selecting the dynamic input effect from the list of dynamic input effects and selecting a detail for the dynamic input effect; determining, when entering a character input mode, whether the dynamic input effect is set; and displaying a character corresponding to a key input, in a display for input characters, in accordance with the dynamic input effect selected from the list of dynamic input effects and the selected detail, if it is determined that the dynamic input effect is set; wherein the dynamic input effect includes a predetermined setting selected from at least one of a ‘fly from right’, ‘fly from top’, ‘fly from bottom’, ‘spin and appear’, ‘3 dimensional spin and drop’ and ‘spin and appear’.