The invention relates to a method for controlling movement of a focus on an interface. The method includes recording the initial position and a movement track of a contact; computing the movement distance of the contact; comparing the movement distance to a preset value, and acquiring a track angle of the contact when the distance is larger than or equal to the preset value; acquiring the track direction of the focus according to the track angle; enabling the focus to move by at least one cell in the track direction; setting the current position of the focus as a new initial position. The method for controlling the movement of the focus on the interface has the advantages that the problem that a user cannot easily select elements on an existing interface due to the fact that the elements are excessively small can be solved; an integral procedure can be implemented by means of continuous sliding, and operation is simple and convenient. The invention further provides a device for controlling the movement of the focus on the interface.