Apparatus and method for zooming screen in display using touch panel

PURPOSE: An apparatus for zooming a screen in a display using a touch panel and a method thereof are provided to offer a zoom-in and a zoom-out function. CONSTITUTION: An enlargement spot is established by the generation of a touch input by a predetermined rule(205). If an input coordinate is changed, the input coordinate after the change is established as a starting spot(211). If the input coordinate is moved from the starting spot, the screen is enlarged or reduced around the expansion spot by the input coordinate change direction(217).