An electronic device and a method of displaying electronic documents linked with link objects therefor are provided. The method includes displaying a first electronic document having at least one link object on the screen of an electronic device, receiving an input signal for selecting a link object, determining the position on the screen at which a second electronic document linked with the selected link object is to be displayed, changing the layout of the first electronic document according to the determined position, and displaying the first electronic document and the second electronic document together on the screen according to the changed layout and the determined position.