METHOD FOR SCROLLING AUTOMATICALLY ON A DISPLAY DEVICE AND DEVICE THEREFOR

An automatic scrolling method for showing a document which is larger than a screen of an information device and device therefor. The method includes the steps of (a) displaying a portion of the document located at the beginning of the document, (b) displaying another portion of the document shifted from a previously displayed portion by a predetermined horizontal displacement every predetermined period until the right end of the document is displayed, (c) displaying another portion of the document shifted by a predetermined vertical displacement and including a left end of the document when the right end of the document is displayed, and (d) repeating the steps (b) and (c) until all of the contents of the document are displayed. Preferably, the information device is a hand-held portable information terminal.