The information search apparatus of the invention includes: a memory for storing character information therein, a display tablet having a function of displaying at least one character information and a function of inputting data, a detecting section for detecting a position at which an input pen has come into contact with the display tablet, and a control section for performing a control such that a function cursor, used for searching for arbitrary character information through the character information, is displayed at the detected position. In the information search apparatus, the control section extracts a plurality of character information from the character information for searching for the arbitrary character information through the character information.