A display control system includes a division unit configured to divide a display screen into plural areas, a display unit configured to display data in each of the plural areas, and a setting unit configured to set any one of plural data transfer modes to each of the plural areas according to an instruction by a user, without changing a type of display data to be displayed in each of the plural areas. In addition, a transfer unit is configured to transfer, for each of the plural areas, display data to be displayed in the area in the data transfer mode set to the area by the setting unit. The display unit displays the display data transferred by the transfer unit in the area among the plural areas and corresponding to the type of display data.