A method of controlling a universal remote control, and more particularly, a method of controlling a universal remote control by which the universal remote control can be used to select external inputs into a display apparatus such as a TV without changing equipment modes of the universal remote control several times. The method of controlling the universal remote control for remotely controlling a plurality of equipment including the display apparatus, having the steps of, if an external input select button of the universal remote control is selected, determining whether input buttons of the universal remote control related to selection of external inputs into the display apparatus are selected; changing an equipment mode of the universal remote control to a display apparatus mode; and transmitting key codes corresponding to the selected input buttons.