JPH04373066A - Document processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the document processor which can print table calculation data for the unit of a rectangular area. CONSTITUTION:An instructing means 1 is provided to instruct the printing for the unit of the rectangular area, a table calculation document storing means 2 is provided to store plural table calculation documents composed of format information, ruled line information and table calculation data, a rectangular area selecting means 3 is provided to select the specified rectangular area in the table calculation document by extracting the ruled line information from the table calculation document storing means 2 while receiving the instruction of printing, a format information reading means 4 is provided to read the format information set in the specified selected rectangular area from the table calculation document storing means 2, a table calculation document output means 5 is provided to read the table calculation data in the specified selected rectangular area from the table calculation document storing means 2 and to output the data as one document according to the read format information, and a printing means 6 is provided to print the specified table calculation document outputted from the table calculation document output means 5.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Field of Industrial Application] This invention relates to a document processing device.
In particular, the present invention relates to a document processing device that prints documents including spreadsheets.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, when printing a document including a spreadsheet (hereinafter referred to as a spreadsheet document) in this type of document processing device, printing is performed according to set paper and format information. , spreadsheet documents were printed within the range that fit within the selected paper size.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional document processing apparatus as described above, printing is performed according to set paper and format information, so when printing,
There was a problem in that the format had to be changed depending on the amount of data input.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and provides a document processing device capable of printing an area surrounded by a frame such as a ruled line as one page.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of the present invention. In the figure, the present invention includes an instruction means 1 for instructing printing in units of rectangular areas;
By extracting ruled line information from the spreadsheet document storage means 2 which stores a plurality of spreadsheet documents consisting of format information, ruled line information and spreadsheet data, and upon receiving a print instruction, rectangular area selection means 3 for selecting a specific rectangular area in a spreadsheet document; format information reading means 4 for reading out format information set for the selected specific rectangular area from spreadsheet document storage means 2; Spreadsheet document output means 5 reads spreadsheet data of a specific rectangular area from spreadsheet document storage means 2 and outputs it as one document according to the read format information; This is a document processing device comprising a printing means 6 for printing a spreadsheet document.

[0006]

[Operation] According to the present invention, a rectangular area in a spreadsheet document is selected, the format information of the selected rectangular area is read out, and the spreadsheet calculation of the selected rectangular area is read out according to the read format information. Acts so that the document is printed.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below based on embodiments shown in the drawings. Note that this invention is not limited by this. FIG. 2 shows an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a word processor. In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a keyboard that functions as an instruction means, and is equipped with character input keys, function keys, etc. By operating these keys, character input,
Provides various instructions regarding document editing and print instructions for each rectangular area.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a spreadsheet/document data memory as a spreadsheet document storage means, which stores a large amount of spreadsheet document data including row information, column information, format information, ruled line information, and spreadsheet data, and also stores document data. Remember. 12
is a control device, which functions as a rectangular area selection means, a format information reading means, a spreadsheet document output means, and a keyboard 10.
Spreadsheet/document data memory 1 upon receiving printing instructions from
Extract row information, column information, and ruled line information from 1, select a specific rectangular area in the spreadsheet document, and convert the format information set in the selected specific rectangular area to the same spreadsheet document.
Further, the spreadsheet data of the selected specific rectangular area is read from the spreadsheet/document data memory 11 and output as one document according to the read format information.

A program memory 13 is composed of a ROM, and stores a program for controlling the control device 12. Reference numeral 14 denotes a printing memory composed of a RAM, and is a memory for developing spreadsheet document data and document data into actual printing data. 15 is a printing device that functions as a printing means, and a printing memory 14
Print data output from the printer, specifically spreadsheet documents, etc. Reference numeral 16 denotes a display device composed of a CRT or a liquid crystal display device, which displays the contents of a series of operations and also displays editing results.

FIG. 3 shows the contents of the spreadsheet/document data memory 11, which stores format information, row information, column information, data, ruled line information, and other information.

The operation of the control device 12 in this embodiment will be explained below with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6. FIG. 4 is a main flowchart of rectangular area printing processing. The rectangular area printing process consists of a rectangular area searching process (step 20) and a rectangular area printing process (step 21), and the process shown in FIG. 5 is performed in the rectangular area searching process. That is, first, ruled line data is searched (step 30). This search process is to find an area forming a rectangle based on the ruled line information, and the process is continued until there is no ruled line information (step 31).
→32).

When the ruled line data is completed in step 31, the rectangular area printing process shown in FIG. 6 is then performed. That is, a rectangular area is determined (step 40), format information is determined based on the determined rectangular area (step 41), the number of pages is counted up (step 42), and the rectangular area is printed (step 43). If YES in step 44, that is, if there are multiple rectangular areas, the rectangular area printing process is continued (steps 44→40). If NO in step 44, the rectangular area printing process ends.

FIG. 7 shows an example of spreadsheet data. There are six tables surrounded by ruled lines on the spreadsheet, and format information is obtained for each rectangular area and printed. In this example, the rectangular areas are of the same size, but it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to rectangular areas of different sizes.

[0014]

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, it is possible to eliminate the trouble of specifying areas during printing, and if necessary, it is also possible to add pages for each area, thereby reducing the burden on the operator. can. Furthermore, since the format is set according to the amount of data and the size of the paper, it is possible to fit a large amount of data onto one page.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of the spreadsheet/document data memory of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a main flowchart explaining the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a spreadsheet according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Instruction means 2 Spreadsheet document storage means 3 Rectangular area selection means 4 Format information reading means 5 Spreadsheet document output means 6 Printing means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Instruction means for instructing printing in units of rectangular areas; spreadsheet document storage means for storing a plurality of spreadsheet documents including format information, ruled line information, and spreadsheet data; rectangular area selection means that selects a specific rectangular area in the spreadsheet document by extracting ruled line information from the spreadsheet document storage means; format information reading means for reading from the document storage means; reading spreadsheet data of the selected specific rectangular area from the spreadsheet document storage means;
A document processing device comprising: a spreadsheet outputting means for outputting one document according to the read format information; and a printing means for printing a specific spreadsheet outputted from the spreadsheet outputting means.