An editing apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory that cooperate to function as a display control unit to cause a display device to display information for editing. A specifying unit specifies a processing area of the displayed information for editing the information in accordance with a user's operation. A determining unit determines an end point based on the user's operation for specifying the processing area of the displayed information. A setting unit sets an instruction portion, on the information displayed on the display device, for providing an instruction to select a type of editing to be performed on the specified area. The instruction portion is set on a position based on the determined end point. An editing unit executes the type of editing selected via the instruction portion, in accordance with a user's operation on the specified processing area of the displayed information.