JPH0358166A - Document preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the document preparing efficiency by converting inputted data in accordance with the attribute of an area to store and output the conversion results at the time of setting this area and its attribute. CONSTITUTION:A first display control means 4 refers to a format data storage part 3 to display frames in accordance with a built-in format and stores all information related to frames in a frame information storage part 5. When a frame to be edited is selected, a control part 11 indicates a second display control means 6 to display a character string in the frame, and the second display control means 6 refers to an input storage part 2 and the frame information storage part 5 to display the character string having the character size, the character form, etc., according with the attribute of the selected frame and stores its information in a document information storage part 7, and a document shaping part 8 generates a shaped document to store it in an output storage part 9, and an output device 10 displays it out. Thus, documentation is efficiently performed.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention improves the efficiency of document creation by allowing a user to create format data according to the purpose of the document to be created at the time of document creation. The present invention relates to a document production device that improves the quality of documents.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in an environment where document processing devices have become widespread, interest in document processing devices has increased.

In order to minimize the burden on the user when creating a document, this document creation device is designed to create a document by combining the solid original text created by the user without being aware of the layout of the document and the image shown in Figure 4 in advance. As shown in the figure, by selecting format data from among multiple format data according to the purpose of use of the solid original text, the user can create a formatted document that suits the user's desired purpose of the original text. , the result of a formatted document was output using a layout display function or a print function. This displays a plurality of character input areas in the selected format, and inputs characters into each of the character input areas to complete the document.

Problem to be Solved by the Invention However, in this case, even if the selected character input area is the character input area that contains the heading character string, the character strings, fonts, and sizes that are contained in other character input areas are etc. are fixed, and to change them, the operator must use a character size setting function or a character font setting function.

Means for Solving the Problem In order to solve this problem, the present invention provides an attribute setting means for setting a plurality of character input areas and setting an attribute for each set area, and an attribute setting means for setting an attribute in each set area, and a method for inputting data into the set area. When done manually, it is comprised of a control means for storing data converted according to attributes set in the area, and a means for outputting the stored data.

With this structure, once an area and the attributes of that area are set, the input data is converted according to the attributes of that area and is stored and output.

Embodiment Below, a document production apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a document production device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is an input device for inputting character strings, 2
3 is an input storage unit that stores character strings input from the input device 1; 3 is a format data storage unit that stores formats suitable for each purpose of document creation; 4 is a format data storage unit that stores the character strings input from the input device 1; a first display control means for displaying frames in a layout according to a format; 5 a frame information storage section for storing information regarding the frame output from the first display control means 4; 6 a frame information storage section 6 for displaying frames in a frame while A second display control means creates or displays a document by writing character strings input through the input device 1; 7 is a second display control means 6 that displays characters input from the input device 1 within a frame; A document information storage unit 8 that stores column information stores the final text while referring to information regarding all frames stored in the frame information storage unit 5 and all character string information within the frame stored in the document information storage unit 7. 9 is an output storage section that stores the formatted document outputted from the document formatting section 8; 1o is an output storage section 9;
an output device for outputting and displaying a formatted document stored in;
Reference numeral 1 denotes a control unit that controls the editing of a frame, editing within a frame, or outputting a formatted document.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the document processing device of this embodiment.
2 is a keyboard with multiple keys (omitted in the figure); 13 is a cathode ray tube display (hereinafter referred to as CR);
14 is a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU); 16 is a read-only memory (hereinafter referred to as ROM); 16 stores created document data and set format data. This is random access memory (hereinafter abbreviated as RAM). A printer 17 prints out the document data stored in the random access memory 16. The input device 1 in FIG. 1 is a keyboard 12, the output device 10 is a CRT display 13, the format data storage section 3 is a ROM 1s, an input storage section 2, a frame information storage section 6, and a document. The information storage units are each realized by RAM16.

Furthermore, the first display control means 4, the second display control means e, the document formatting section 8, and the control section 11 are controlled by the CPU 14 according to the flowchart of FIG. 3 stored in the ROM 15 while exchanging data with the RAM 16. Each is realized by executing a program.

The operation of the document processing apparatus of this embodiment configured as described above will be described below.

1. When the user specifies a format, the control section 11 instructs the first display control means 4 to create a frame, and the first display control section 4 is incorporated while referring to the format data storage section 3. The frame is displayed in accordance with the specified format, all information regarding the frame is stored in the frame information storage section 5, and a signal indicating the end of frame display is output to the control section 11. Control part 1
Upon receiving this signal, 1 instructs the second display control means 6 to input a character string within the displayed frame, and also inputs an input memory in which the character string input from the input device 1 is stored. Instruct unit 2 to refer to the character string. Further, the second display control means 6 inputs a character string into the frame while referring to the input storage section 2 and the frame information storage section 5, and stores all information regarding the character string within the frame into the document information storage section 7.
to be memorized. Further, the document formatting section 8 creates a formatted document while referring to the frame information storage section 5 and the document information storage section 7 and stores it in the output storage section 9, and the output device 10 outputs and displays the document while referring to the output storage section. do.

Next, this series of operations will be explained along the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step A, the user creates a format according to the purpose. In response to the operation of the keyboard 12, the control unit 11
The display control means 4 is instructed to generate or display a frame, and the display is performed. In step B, attributes of each frame making up the format created in step A are set. After selecting the frame in which you want to set the attributes from among the frames that make up the format, specify the font size (full-width, half-width, etc.), and the font (Mincho font, Gothic font, etc.), as shown in Figure 5. The information is stored in the frame information storage section 6 as shown. FIG. 6 shows a part of the state of the frame information storage section.

Next, in step C, when the frame to be edited is selected by moving the cursor, the control section 11 instructs the second display control means e to display a character string within the frame, and in step D, the second display control means e. While referring to the input storage section 2 and the frame information storage section 6, the character string of the font size and font according to the attributes of the selected frame is displayed as shown in FIG. Store information about strings.

Next, in step E, it is determined whether or not there is one unprocessed frame.
, Step E is repeated, and if it does not exist, it is 1, or if it no longer exists, the process moves to Step F.

Next, in step F, the document formatting section 8 performs document formatting processing while referring to the document information storage section 7 and the frame information storage section 5, stores the information in the output storage section 9, and also stores the information in the output device 10.
As shown in FIG. 8, the output is displayed while referring to the output storage section 9, or the output is displayed by printing the printer 1.As explained above, in the document processing apparatus of this embodiment, the operator inputs the format. Although we have explained how to start from the creation of a certain frame, let's create one from among the format data names that store layout formats for general business documents, conference proceedings, etc., as shown in Figure 4. The user may select format data according to the intended use of the document and change the attributes of the frame that makes up the format. In that case, multiple frames will appear on the cathode ray tube display as shown in Figure 6.
The layout is displayed according to the selected format, and when the user specifies the required frame from among these multiple frames and inputs a string using the input device into that frame, the input string will be changed first. The text is displayed in a font size and font according to the attributes of the selected frame, allowing users to create documents while always visually grasping the layout image. Documents can be created efficiently without any settings required by the operator.

Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, when a user specifies a necessary frame from among a plurality of set frames and inputs a character string into that frame using an input device, the input character string is displayed in the specified frame. The font size and font are changed and stored according to the attributes, so if an operator sets a frequently used format and then runs it, he or she can use it without worrying about the attributes of each frame that makes up the format. Documents can be created and printed out without performing a shift operation or the like.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a document drafting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the document drafting device, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the document drafting device. , Fig. 6, Fig. 7, and Fig. 8 are diagrams showing a series of flows on the screen when using the same document creation device, and Fig. 6 shows the state of a part of the same frame information storage unit. It is a diagram. 1... Input device, 2... Input storage unit,
3...Format data storage section, 4...First
Display control means, 6... Frame information storage section, e...
...Second display control means, end...Document information storage unit, 8...Document formatting unit, 9...Output storage unit, 1o...Output Device, 11...Control unit, 12...Keyboard, 13...C
RT display, 14... CPU, 15...
...ROM1 1e...RAM0

Claims (1)

[Claims] Area setting means for setting a plurality of areas into which character data is to be input; and attributes for setting attribute data of characters to be input into each area set by the area setting means for each area. a setting means; a storage means for storing the data indicating the area and the attribute data as one document; and when inputting data into the document stored in the storage means,
The area includes a control means for inputting data converted into character data having an attribute set in the area, and a means for outputting character data converted by the control means and stored in the storage means. A document creation device characterized by: