The embodiment of the invention discloses a method for positioning a focus and a device thereof. The invention relates to the technical field of the communication and aims at realizing the quick and convenient search of objective data items, wherein, the method includes the instruction of the mode of data searching items of a user is received in a menu interface; the objective data items are determined according to the instruction of the mode of the data searching items; and the position corresponding to the objective data items is displayed as a focus. The device comprises a receiving unit, a positioning unit and a displaying unit. The embodiment of the invention is mainly applied to the menu searching technology.