Mobile terminal and method of controlling operation of the mobile terminal

A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the operation of the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes displaying an electronic document screen showing one of a plurality of pages of an electronic document on a display module; if a first input that satisfies a predefined condition is detected from the electronic document screen, increasing a page quantity to be turned according to the duration of the first input; and if a second input is detected from the electronic document screen, jumping a number of pages corresponding to the increased page quantity and displaying a subsequent page on the electronic document screen. Therefore, it is possible to navigate to any desired page in an electronic document with convenience.