JPH0512282A - Document preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To manage a text, the list of contents and an index as one document and to call the list of contents and the index with a usual page calling mode. CONSTITUTION:The list of the contents and the index prepared separately from the text of the document are selected/specified and specified the calling objective page of the list of the contents and the index by operating the page/ line/position calling key 2b of a keyboard 2. A page calling part 7 calls a specified calling objective page and stores it in a page data buffer memory 8. The calling objective page stored in the page data buffer memory 8 is displayed on the screen of a display 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document creating apparatus that realizes the use of a table of contents and an index other than the text for each document.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a document creating apparatus composed of a Japanese word processor or a personal computer, when saving or recalling a created document, management is performed for each document. That is, the operator sets a document name in the created document data and saves it in a disk or the like. When the document is called from the disc, the designated document data is called from the disc by inputting the set document name.

By the way, if a table of contents and an index of the created document can be created separately from the text and the table of contents and index can be called, it is extremely convenient to use the saved document.
In this case, according to the conventional method, a text document is created and saved, and the created table of contents and index are saved as a document different from the text document. That is, one document is originally managed as two documents, that is, the document in the body and the document in the table of contents and the index.

[0004]

In the conventional document creating apparatus, the contents and index documents are managed separately from the text documents. Therefore, for example, when the table of contents and the index are referred to during the editing process for the document of the body, it is necessary to call the document of the table of contents and the index. Since the process of calling a document requires a relatively long time in terms of input work, it is troublesome to use the table of contents and the index.

An object of the present invention is to manage a text, a table of contents, and an index as the same document, and to set the table of contents in a normal page calling mode.
An object of the present invention is to provide a document creation device that can call up an index and improve the use efficiency of the table of contents and the index.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, in a document creating apparatus for managing information of a text, a table of contents, and an index for each document, a created document is saved and called, a document saving / invoking means, and this document saving / invoking means. Designating means for designating the table of contents or index of the document called by the calling means, and designating a page to be called of the designated table of contents or index, and calling page data of the page to be called of the table of contents or index designated by the designating means For storing the page data in the page data buffer means, the page data buffer means for storing the page data buffer means by the page calling means, and the display control means for displaying the page data stored in the page data buffer means on the screen. Is a device equipped with.

[0007]

In the present invention, the document designated by the document saving / calling means is called. In this document, the designating means selects and designates a table of contents or index, and further designates a page to be called of the designated table of contents or index. The page calling means calls the designated page to be called and stores it in the page data buffer means. By displaying the page to be called stored in the page data buffer means, it is possible to refer to the designated page of the table of contents or index.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of the document creating apparatus according to the embodiment. The apparatus includes a control unit 1 that controls the entire apparatus, executes document creation processing, edit processing, and the like.
A keyboard 2, an input control unit 3, a document buffer memory 4 and a display device 5 are provided. Keyboard 2
In addition to various character keys, a cursor key 2a, a page line digit calling key 2b, a number key 2c, etc. are provided. The input control unit 3 converts various key input signals input from the keyboard 2 into a key code and outputs the key code to the control unit 1.

The document buffer memory 4 is a buffer memory for storing the created document data. The display device 5 is controlled by the display control unit 6 to display the document data retrieved from the document buffer memory 4.

Further, this apparatus has a page calling section 7 and a page data buffer memory 8. The page calling unit 7 is activated in response to the operation of the page row digit calling key 2b of the keyboard 2, and calls the document data of the page row digit designated by the keyboard 2 from the document buffer memory 4. The page data buffer memory 8 stores the page data called by the page calling unit 7. Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described.

First, in response to the operation of various character keys from the keyboard 2, the control unit 1 executes a new document creating process and stores the created document data in the document buffer memory 4 (step in FIG. 5). S1, S2). Display control unit 6
Controls the display of the document data read from the document buffer memory 4 by the control unit 1 on the screen of the display device 5.

Here, as a document, a table of contents and an index are created in addition to the normal body, and the body, the table of contents, and the index are stored as one document in, for example, a disk. As shown in FIG. 3, for example, the structure of one document is roughly divided into document-specific information (document header information) 10 and extended page information 11. The extended page information 11 is document management system information or data management system information in which the body text information is extended page 0 to extended page 7, for example, table of contents information is extended page 1, and index information is extended page 2.

As shown in FIG. 4, the extended page information 11 has a body information management section, a table of contents information management section, an index information management section, etc., which is unique information for each extended page. Further, it has a page management information section for managing page information provided for each extended page. That is, the structure of one document is managed in three layers and is composed of a management information part and a plurality of types of real information parts in each layer.

Next, when the document stored in the disk is called by an instruction from the keyboard 2, the control unit 1 stores it in the document buffer memory 4. The document data called from the document buffer memory 4 is displayed on the display device 5.
Is displayed on the screen (step S3 in FIG. 5). here,
For example, when the editing process is performed on the body of the called document, the created table of contents or index may be referred to. In this case, when the page line digit calling key 2b of the keyboard 2 is operated (YES in step S4), the control unit 1
For example, an input screen as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the display device 5 through the display control unit 6 (step S
5). In response to the operation of the page line digit call key 2b, the page call unit 7 is activated, and waits for the cursor key 2a of the keyboard 2 to select and specify the table of contents or index and the numeric key 2c to specify the page line digit. When the selection of the table of contents or index and the designation of the page line digit are made, the page calling unit 7 calls the page data of the specified page line digit of the table of contents or index from one document stored in the document buffer memory 4 ( Steps S6 to S
8). The page calling unit 7 stores the called page data in the page data buffer memory 8 (step S9). Control unit 1
Displays the page data stored in the page data buffer memory 8 on the screen of the display device 5 (step S1).
0).

As described above, when the table of contents and index are managed as one document together with the body of the document and the created table of contents or index is referred to, the page data of the page calling unit 7 is used to call the table of contents. Or call the index to the display screen. Thus, for example, when the text editing process is performed with reference to the table of contents or index, the page designated by the page of contents or index can be displayed without calling the table of contents or index as a separate document. Therefore, the table of contents and the index can be used without the troublesome input work such as the document calling process.

[0017]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the text, the table of contents, and the index can be managed as the same document, and the table of contents and the index can be called in the normal page calling mode. Therefore, when referring to the table of contents or the index in the text editing process or the like, it is possible to call the table of contents or the index by a simple input operation, so that the use efficiency of the table of contents or the index can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of a document creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the structure of one document according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the structure of one document according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Control unit, 2 ... Keyboard, 4 ... Document buffer memory, 7 ... Page calling unit, 8 ... Page data buffer memory.

Claims (1)

Claims: What is claimed is: 1. A document creating apparatus for managing text information, table of contents, and index information for each document, and a document saving / calling means for saving and calling the created document, and this document saving / calling. Specifying means for specifying the table of contents or index of the document called by the means, and specifying a page to be called for the specified table of contents or index, and the page for calling of the table of contents or index specified by the specifying means. A page calling means for calling the page data and storing it in the page data buffer means; and a display control means for displaying the page data stored in the page data buffer means by the page calling means on the screen. Document creation device.