JPH0325663A - Document preparation machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the proofreading of a document including tables by providing a table frame position storage means which stores the position of the table frame so as to prevent the shift of the table frame despite the change of the inside form of a table. CONSTITUTION:A control means 10 is provided together with an input means 20, a display means 30, an external storage means 40, an editing means 50, a print means 60, and a table frame position storage means 70. The means 70 stores the original position of a table frame if a table is included in a document in order to prevent the shift of the table frame when the form of the table is changed with change of the sizes of characters in the table. As a result, the table frame is never shifted despite the change of the sizes of characters included in a table. Thus the tables included in a document can be easily proofread.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a document production machine, and particularly to a document production machine suitable for production of documents including tables.

[Conventional technology]

With the progress of OA, input is easy, speed is fast, and editing is possible freely. addition. Word processors and other document creation machines that allow for easy proofreading (such as ff1 elimination) and produce beautiful, easy-to-read documents have become widely used, and the documents handled are not just a list of characters and symbols. , figures, and tables are increasingly included.

Here, we will particularly focus on the handling of documents that have tables (including those with visible and invisible ruled lines).

An example of proofreading work in a conventional document production machine will be explained using drawings.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a conventional example.

In FIG. 3, 10 is a control means, 20 is an input means, 3
0 is a display means, 40 is an external storage means, 50 is an editing means,
60 is a printing means.

The control means 10 instructs each means to operate and exchanges data between each means.

The input means 20 inputs characters from a keyboard or the like. Display means 30 displays document data on a CRT screen.

The external storage means 40 reads document data from an FD or the like and stores document data therein.

Editing means 50 edits the document.

First, when proofreading a certain document, before proofreading, the control means lO, as a document creation machine, uses the external storage means 40 to read out the page to be proofread from the document data, and uses the display means 30 to display the page on the screen. Display the document data.

At the same time, the control means 10 uses the input means 20 to wait for an input from the keyboard.

Then, when the format of the page is changed, the control means 10
edits the text data using the editing means 50, and displays the result on the screen using the display means 30.

At the same time, the control means 10 uses the human power means 20 to wait for input from the keyboard.

When a key indicating the end of proofreading is input, the control means 10 uses the external storage means 40 to store the document data in an FD or the like.

When printing, the control means 10 prints the document data edited using the editing means 50 using the printing means 60.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of conventional usage.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

With conventional document editing machines, when proofreading documents that include tables,
The disadvantage is that if you change the font size in the table, the position of the face will shift and the table frame will break.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and even if the font size etc. are changed in the table, the position of the expression is fixed.
The purpose is to provide a document creation machine that does not lose its shape.

[Means to solve the problem]

The document drafting machine of the present invention includes a control means for controlling the whole, and an F
an external storage means for reading document data from a D or the like and storing the document data in an FD; an input means for inputting characters; an editing means for editing the document; a display means for displaying the document data on a CRT screen; The table frame position storage means includes a printing means for printing data, and a table frame position storage means for storing the position of the table frame so that the table frame does not shift even if the format in the table is changed.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail using the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of how the invention is used.

In FIG. 1, 10 is a control means, 20 is an input means, 3
0 is a display means, 40 is an external storage means, 50 is an editing means,
60 is a printing means, and 70 is a table frame position storage means.

Control means. The input means, display means, external storage means, editing means, and printing means have the same functions as conventional ones.

The table frame position storage means 70 prevents the table frame from shifting together with the table frame and causing the table to collapse when there is a table in the document data, or when the format of the table is changed by changing the font size, etc. Therefore, the original position is memorized.

FIG. 2 shows a specific example of the improvement according to the present invention.

When proofreading a certain document, the document data of the page to be proofread is displayed on the screen before proofreading, as in the past. A storage means 70 is used to store the position of the expression. When a key for changing the font size etc. in the table is input from the input means 20, the control means 10
, the editing means 50 stores the position of the expression from the table frame position storage means 70.
The user then edits the image and displays the result on the screen using the display means 30.

When the calibration is completed, the data is stored in an FD or the like and printed in the same way as before.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention has the advantage that by memorizing the position of the expression, the table frame does not shift even if the font size in the table is changed, making it easy to proofread the table. be.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the use of the present invention, Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the conventional method, and Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the conventional use. FIG. 10...control means, 20...input means, 30...display means, 40...external storage means, 50...editing means , 60...
Printing means, 70... Table frame position storage means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] External storage means for reading document data from an FD (floppy disk) and storing document data on the FD,
Input means for inputting characters, editing means for editing documents, display means for displaying document data on a CRT screen, printing means for printing document data, operation instructions for each of these means, and data exchange between each means A document creation machine having a control means for controlling a table, characterized in that the document creation machine is equipped with a table frame position storage means for storing the position of the table frame so that the table frame does not shift even if the format in the table is changed. Machine.