JP3355636B2 - Document processing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document processing apparatus for printing a document with page numbers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a word processor or the like,
The format of the document is defined by setting the number of digits per line. The document is created according to this format,
The created document is printed by a printer. In this case, the representation of characters is represented by hardware (storage capacity, printer, built-in font, screen resolution, etc.) in display or printing.
In many cases, full-width, half-width, quarter-width, double-width, height-double, and quadruple-size characters can be used as characters. Many pitches can be specified and have underline, character decoration, and ruled line functions.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional document processing apparatus, display and printing are performed in accordance with the format information set for the entire document. When the paper orientations are mixed vertically and horizontally or when the paper sizes are mixed, there is a problem that the direction of the page numbers to be printed is inclined or the sizes are not uniform. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, in a document in which paper is used vertically or horizontally, the page printing position is turned over, resulting in an unnatural page printing when viewed from the whole document. It is not easy to use. In order to avoid this, conventionally, in the case of such a document, first, printing was performed without page printing, and after output, manual pagination was performed. However, this requires a lot of labor for pagination and is very troublesome. Was. If you try to change the print format of the page by referring to the document format and the page format, even if the paper is mixed vertically and horizontally in a series of documents or the paper size is different Obviously, an optimum page printing can be performed at a predetermined position. An object of the present invention is to make it possible to change a print mode of a page by referring to a document format and a page format.

[0004]

The means of the present invention are as follows. Document format storage means for storing a document format for the entire multi-page document, page format storage means for storing an individual page format for each page, and document format and page format storage means stored in the document format storage means Referring to the page format stored in the printer, and determining means for determining whether or not both formats match, and changing means for changing the printing format of the page number if the format does not match, If so, print a page according to the page format with a page number attached to the page, and if they do not match, print a page according to the page format in the page, and change the print format in the page And print control means for printing with numbers. Therefore, in a series of documents, a page number can be automatically printed at a predetermined position regardless of the length and width of a sheet.

[0005]

[0006]

An embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7 show an embodiment of the document processing apparatus. First, the configuration will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the document processing apparatus 10. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a CPU which controls the entire apparatus and performs various data processes including a format setting process and a page printing process which will be described later.
Controls various operations of the document processing apparatus according to a microprogram stored in the ROM 12 described later. C
The PU 11 has a ROM 12 for storing fixed data such as a predetermined program and character patterns, a document memory 13 for storing document information being created, a paper size, a paper direction, a vertical / horizontal writing, a line / A format setting unit 14 for storing format setting information such as the number of digits, a page output correction unit 15 for correcting page print output position and rotation according to the paper direction, and a keyboard having keys and function keys for inputting various data. , An input unit 16, a display device 17 for displaying input data, document data, and the like, and a printing device 18 for printing out the document data.

The ROM 12 stores an OS at the time of system startup.
(OperatingSystem) IPL program, CRT
16, an input / output control system (IOCS) for controlling input / output of the keyboard 17, the printing device 18, etc.
It is a fixed memory for storing programs, character font data, and the like. The document memory 13 and the format setting storage unit 14 are used by dividing the storage area of the RAM. The input device 16 is an operation panel provided with keys for inputting alphanumeric characters, hiragana, etc., and function keys such as a cursor movement key, an execution key, and a stop key. One of the keys on the operation panel is operated. In this case, the control unit (not shown) converts the key code into a predetermined key code corresponding to the key,
Output to CPU11. The printing device 18 prints out a document stored in the document memory 13 in accordance with format information set in advance by the creator.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of the format setting storage unit 14. In this figure, a format setting storage unit 14 stores a document unit 21 for storing format information of the entire document when a document is created for each document, and a page format for each page (P1, P2,...). Page format sections 22 and 23 are provided. Document section 21 for storing format information of the entire document
Has the following format: paper size (B4,
A4, B5, A5, B6, A6) 21a, paper direction (vertical, horizontal) 21b, vertical / horizontal writing 21c, and the number of rows / digits 22d according to the paper size are set. Further, in one document, the format of the entire document is set by using the document section 21 and the page format sections 22 and 23 as one block, and when the format is changed for each page, the changed format content is changed in the same format. This is stored as the format setting of the corresponding page. That is, the page format can be set for each page. However, unless otherwise specified, the format of the document section 21 is sequentially copied for each page. A desired format is stored by key input or the like without copying.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the document format setting process, and this flow is executed by a predetermined start key operation. In FIG.
(N = 1, 2,...) Indicate each step of the flow.

First, the format of the entire document is set in step S1, and the format set in step S2 is written as a document format in the document section 21 of the format setting storage unit 14. here,
Assuming that the document shown in FIG. 6 is to be printed on a page, the paper size is set to A4, the paper direction is set to portrait,
Set horizontal writing to horizontal writing. Then, steps S3 and S
In step S4, when a document is input following the first page and the second page, the page format unit 22 of page 1 (P1) and the page format unit 23 of page 2 (P2) of the format setting storage unit 14 are set in step S1. The format that has the same content as the format of the entire document is copied. That is, when the format is not set for each page, the same content as the format setting of the entire document is stored in the format setting storage unit 14. Actually, a format setting screen in which default values are input is displayed on the display screen of the display device 17, and the format is set by moving the cursor to a portion where a change is made. Next, in step S5, the page format is set for the third page in the same manner, and the format content of the third page set in step S6 is stored in the third page format part of the format setting storage unit 14, and the processing of this flow is performed. finish. Here, the paper direction of the third page is changed from vertical to horizontal as shown in FIG. 6, and the contents (paper size is A4, paper direction is horizontal, and vertical / horizontal writing is horizontal) are stored in the format setting storage unit 3. It will be stored in the page format section. In this embodiment, the format is set for a three-page document as shown in FIG. 6, but it is needless to say that the format is not limited to this, and the same can be set for more pages.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the page printing process. When printing is instructed with the contents set in the flow of FIG. 4, the process starts. First, in step S11, it is checked whether or not the format of the page to be printed (paper direction) matches the format of the entire document (paper direction). Page 1 of 6
(P1), page 2 (P2), and appropriate page printing can be performed even if printing is performed in this page format, so that one page is printed in step S12 and the number of corresponding pages is determined in step S13. Is printed and the process proceeds to step S18.

On the other hand, when the page format and the format of the entire document do not match, as in page 3 (P3) in FIG. 6, the paper direction of the entire document is vertical and the paper direction of the corresponding page is horizontal. In this case, the page is printed sideways, so in step S14 the corresponding page number (P
3) is read out, and the document pattern (in this case, “3”) of the corresponding page is rotated by 90 ° in step S15. Next, in step S16, the corresponding number of pages rotated by 90 ° is printed, and in step S17, one page is printed, and step S1 is performed.
Proceed to 8. In step S18, it is determined whether or not page printing has been completed for all pages. If not completed, the flow returns to step S11 to repeat the page printing process.

In this way, when the format of the entire document and the page format do not match, the number of the corresponding page is read out (see FIG. 5A), the print pattern is rotated 90 ° and then printed (FIG. 5A). (See FIGS. 5A and 5C.) Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 5D, the document of P3 is printed in the horizontal printing, and a series of page printing ends.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a document printed by the above processing. As shown in FIG.
1, P2 is vertical and horizontal writing on paper, P3 is horizontal and vertical writing on paper,
The page is swung to the lower right. In this embodiment, since the format of the entire document is vertical and horizontal writing, the horizontal and horizontal writing of P3 is made to match the format of the entire document, so that only the page printing is performed at the lower right as the paper vertical. Becomes possible.

As described above, the present document processing apparatus 10
Is a document memory 13 for storing document information being created, a document section 21 for storing a document format such as a paper size, a paper direction, a vertical / horizontal writing, and a line / digit number of the entire document; and a page for each page. Page format section 22, 2 for storing a format
3 and a page output correction unit 15 that corrects the output position and rotation of page printing according to the paper direction.
And an input unit 16 comprising a keyboard having keys for inputting various data and function keys, a display device 17 for displaying input data, document data, and the like, and a printing device 18 for printing out the document data. It is determined whether or not the overall format and the page format match, and if not, the data of the page is printed in a different output format so that the document matches the overall document format. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, an appropriate page number is printed at a predetermined position as shown in FIG. 6, even if the document is a mixture of vertical and horizontal ones in which the paper is used vertically or horizontally in one document. be able to. As described above, a single document can be handled in a form in which both vertical and horizontal paper directions are mixed, so that page printing independent of formatting conditions can be performed. Documents such as B4 are effective when outputting them as one document.

In this embodiment, the case where the same paper size is used for all pages has been described as an example. However, as long as the page number printing mode is determined with reference to the entire document format and the page format. For example, the same processing can be performed for a character size, for example. If such a character size is applied, as shown in FIG. 7, even in the case of a plurality of paper sizes having different sizes, the character size of the printing of the page number is processed so as to match the paper size of the entire document. Even if the paper size is enlarged and reduced by using, and the paper size of the final output is made uniform, the size of the page number is also matched by printing in advance in consideration of reducing the size of the page number. And more optimal page printing can be realized.

Further, in the present embodiment, the page printing form is determined in such a manner that the page format is adapted to the format of the entire document, but it may be adapted to a format having a large number of pages. For example, when the page format is specified for each page and the paper length is 3 pages and the paper width is 5 pages, the page print format may be adapted to the paper width.

[0018]

According to the present invention, referring to a document format and a page format, if both formats match, a page according to the page format is printed with a page number in the page. If they do not match, the page can be printed with the page number changed in the print mode, and it is automatically printed even if the paper orientation is mixed vertically or horizontally or the paper size is different. A page number is printed at a predetermined position, and an accurate page number can be printed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a document processing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a format setting storage unit of the document processing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a format setting process of the document processing apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a page printing process of the document processing apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a page printing example of the document processing apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a page printing example of the document processing apparatus.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a page printing example of a conventional document processing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 document processing device 11 CPU 12 ROM 13 document memory 14 format setting storage unit 16 input device 17 display device 18 printing device 21 document unit 22, 23 page format unit

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A document format storage means for storing a document format for an entire document of a plurality of pages, a page format storage means for storing an individual page format for each page , and a document format stored in the document format storage means And page format stored in page format storage means
Determining means for determining whether both formats match
And the page number print format if they do not match by the above determination
If it matches with the change means for changing the
Page with the page number in the page
And if they do not match, the page according to the page format
Is the page number of the page in which the print mode is changed.
And a print control means for printing with a mark.