1. A method for selecting an area of content for enlargement, the method comprising the steps of: displaying the content comprising a plurality of objects; receiving a user's selection of an area of the content, and identifying the selected area; selecting a plurality of objects that cross into the selected area; calculating an importance value of each of the selected objects in accordance with a crossing range of the selected area and the selected objects, wherein the importance value of each selected object is obtained by calculating a ratio of the selected area and an area of the selected object included within the selected area; calculating a median value of the importance values of the selected objects; determining at least one to-be-displayed object from among the selected objects having an importance value at least equal to the calculated median value; extracting the determined at least one to-be-displayed object; and displaying the at least one extracted object.