A terminal equipped with a touchscreen and data search method using the touchscreen is provided. The data search method displays a list of data items and a scroll button in first and second display regions defined on the touchscreen, respectively, checks, when a touch is detected on the scroll button, a part of the second region at which the scroll button is placed, presents a value of tag information matched with the part, and displays at least one data item identified by the value of the tag information in the first display region.