Apparatus and method of providing fast menus in menu screen of a mobile communication terminal

Disclosed is a device and method for providing a quick menu in a menu screen of a mobile communication terminal. The method and device allow a user to more easily utilize the menu frequently employed in menu screen, and to execute the functions of the quick menu. The method for providing a quick menu in a menu screen of the mobile communication terminal displaying many menu items, which includes, if there is a move of a focus marking the menu item according to the user's input, displaying an auxiliary display area, which displays at least one shortcut menu item for the purpose of carrying out the quick menu corresponding to the menu item in which the focus is located; checking whether the user selects the shortcut menu item in the auxiliary display area; and converting the current screen into the screen for executing the selected shortcut menu item, if there is a selection of the shortcut menu item as a result of checking.