JPH05258041A - Method and device for editing handwritten character/ graphic - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow an operator to visually compare the states before/after edition even after repeatedly executing editing operation at the time of editing a character/graphic. CONSTITUTION:The content of edition indication inputted from a handwriting input means 101 with regard to character/graphic data displayed by a display means 108 is converted into edition indication data by a recognition means 103, temporarily stored by a holding means 105 and displayed by a display means 108 at the same time. Then, when the execution of edition processing is indicated from a first indication means 102, a first edition processing means 106 processes edition based on all the pieces of edition indication data which are temporarily stored by the holding means 105 and when the canceling of edition processing is indicated from the first indication means 102, a second edition processing means 107 erases all the pieces of edition indication data which are temporarily stored by the holding means 105 and all the pieces of edition indication data displayed by the display means 108.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a handwritten character / graphic editing method and apparatus, and more particularly to an editing processing method and apparatus including document structure and appearance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as for a handwritten character / graphic editing method, as described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-91585, an editing instruction is made to be input by handwriting, and it is immediately recognized. There is a method for editing, but the editing operation by the editing instruction symbol is not described.

Further, in the document editing process found in a word processor or the like, a series of operations such as designation of a target, designation of editing contents, and instruction of processing execution are provided as one editing operation. For example, in the case of deleting and editing a character string, an edit operation is performed in which a range of target characters is specified, editing of deletion is specified, and processing execution is instructed.

[0004]

In the above conventional technique, the next editing operation cannot be performed unless the editing process is executed and completed for one editing operation.

Editing a document is an operation that takes into consideration the overall structure and appearance, and it is common to compare the state before editing and the state after editing after continuously repeating editing. However, it cannot be realized by the above conventional technology. It is also possible to print the state before editing on paper and compare it, but it is difficult to find the changed part.

An object of the present invention is to allow the operator to compare the pre-editing state with the post-editing state even after repeatedly executing the editing operation, and finally, the operator can finally compare the pre-editing state with the pre-editing state. Another object of the present invention is to provide a handwritten character / figure editing method and device capable of selecting one of the edited and edited states.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a handwritten character / graphic editing method for editing handwritten input character / graphic data, and edits the displayed character / graphic data. When an instruction is input, the content of the input editing instruction is converted into editing instruction data, the converted editing instruction data is temporarily stored, and simultaneously displayed, and the editing execution instruction for the displayed editing instruction data is input. Then, the editing process is performed based on all the temporarily stored editing instruction data, the editing result is displayed, and when the editing cancellation instruction for the displayed editing instruction data is input, it is temporarily stored. At the same time as deleting all the editing instruction data, all the displayed editing instruction data are deleted.

In addition, according to the handwritten character / graphic editing method of the present invention, when an editing instruction for the displayed character / graphic data is input, the content of the input editing instruction is converted into the editing instruction data and converted. When the edit execution instruction for any edit instruction data among the displayed edit instruction data is input, the edit instruction data corresponding to Edit processing is performed based on the edit instruction data, the edit result is displayed, and when the edit cancel instruction for any edit instruction data among the displayed edit instruction data is input, the edit instruction temporarily stored At the same time as deleting the corresponding editing instruction data of the data, it also deletes the corresponding editing instruction data of the displayed editing instruction data. It may be further may be provided both methods.

The editing instruction is composed of a predetermined editing instruction symbol, or a predetermined editing instruction symbol and characters / graphics.

When displaying the editing instruction data,
The color of the editing instruction data may be different from the color of the character / graphic data so that it can be distinguished from the character / graphic data before editing.

As a device for realizing the above-mentioned handwritten character / graphics editing method, the handwritten character / graphics editing device provided by the present invention is a device for displaying characters / graphics already displayed as shown in FIG. 1 (a). Handwriting input means 101 for handwriting input of editing instruction for existing character / graphic data
And a recognition means 103 for recognizing the contents of characters / figures and editing instructions input by handwriting and converting them into character / figure data and editing instruction data, storage means 104 for storing the character / figure data, and character / figure data In the handwritten character / graphics editing apparatus including the display unit 108 for displaying the edit instruction data, the holding unit 105 for temporarily storing the edit instruction data and all the edit instruction data displayed by the display unit 108 A first instructing means 102 for instructing execution or cancellation of editing processing, and all editing temporarily stored in the holding means 105 when execution of editing processing is instructed by the first instructing means 102. Edit processing is performed based on the instruction data, and the editing result is displayed.
When the cancellation of the editing process is instructed by the editing processing means 106 and the first instructing means, all the editing instruction data temporarily stored in the holding means 105 are erased and displayed by the display means 108. The second edit processing means 107 for deleting all the edit instruction data is provided.

Further, the handwritten character / graphics editing apparatus provided by the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1 (b), is used for handwriting input of editing instructions for characters / graphics and already displayed character / graphics data. Handwriting input means 101 and recognition means 10 for recognizing the contents of characters / figures and editing instructions input by handwriting and converting them into character / figure data and editing instruction data.
3, storage means 104 for storing character / graphic data,
In a handwritten character / graphic editing apparatus having a display unit 108 for displaying character / graphic data and editing instruction data,
Holding means 105 for temporarily storing the editing instruction data,
The second instruction unit 109 for instructing execution or cancellation of the editing process with respect to arbitrary editing instruction data among the editing instruction data displayed by the display unit 108 and the editing process by the second instruction unit. When execution is instructed, the third edit processing means 11 performs edit processing based on the corresponding edit instruction data among the edit instruction data temporarily stored in the holding means 105 and displays the edit result.
When 0 and the cancellation of the editing process are instructed by the second instructing means, the corresponding editing instruction data among the editing instruction data temporarily stored in the holding means 105 is erased and displayed by the display means 108. And a fourth edit processing means 111 for erasing the corresponding edit instruction data from the edit instruction data.

Further, the handwritten character / graphic editing apparatus shown in FIG. 1A and the handwritten character / graphic editing apparatus shown in FIG. 1B may be combined.

Further, the holding means 105 is a storage means 104.
May be a part of.

Further, it is effective that the display means 108 displays the color of the editing instruction data and the color of the character / graphic data in different colors.

It is a matter of course that the present invention does not prevent having the functions of output and communication.

[0017]

By temporarily storing the edit instruction data indicating the content of the edit instruction for the already displayed character / graphic data, until the edit is instructed later,
The edit instruction data is saved.

Further, since the editing instruction data is additionally displayed on the displayed character / graphic data, the states before and after the editing can be simultaneously displayed. At this time, by displaying the edit instruction data in a color different from the color of the character / graphic data, the edit instruction data can be made conspicuous.

Further, since it is possible to instruct whether to execute the editing or cancel the editing based on the displayed editing instruction data, in the state where the editing instruction data is additionally displayed on the character / graphic data. The state after editing can be set based on the edit instruction data, or the state before editing can be set. This allows the operator to compare the pre-edited state with the post-edited state even after performing the editing instruction many times, and at the same time, the operator finally checks the post-edited state and the pre-edited state. You will be able to select one of the states.

Therefore, the operator can judge whether the editing instruction is appropriate while comparing it with the state before editing, and can select whether to execute or cancel the editing, and perform the appropriate editing. You can

[0021]

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

FIG. 4 is a hardware configuration diagram of a handwritten character / graphic editing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 4, the handwritten character / graphics editing apparatus of the present embodiment is such that the operator handwrites characters / graphics and editing instructions for already displayed character / graphics data,
A handwriting input device 401 for inputting various instructions, a central control unit (hereinafter, referred to as CPU) 402 for controlling the entire device, characters / figures input by handwriting, and contents of editing instructions, the input coordinates. Recognize based on the value,
A program memory 405 that stores a program for converting graphic data and edit instruction data and performing an edit process based on various input instructions; a data memory 404 for storing character / graphic data; A display device 403 for displaying graphic data and editing instruction data is provided.

The CPU 402 has a program memory 405.
Each of the above-mentioned means is realized by executing the program stored in to control its own hardware or other hardware. That is, the CPU 402
By controlling its own hardware, the recognition means 10
3, first edit processing means 106, second edit processing means 1
07, and by controlling the handwriting input device 401, the handwriting input means 101 and the first instruction means 102 are realized, and by controlling the display device 403, the display means 108 is realized. Has been realized.

Further, the data memory 404 realizes the storage means 104 and the holding means 105. The data memory 404 may be configured to use a part of the program memory 405.

Although the handwriting input device 401 is a tablet for inputting handwriting with an input pen, it may be integrated with the display device 403 as shown in FIG. The case will be described.

Next, the operating procedure of the operator in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 3, first, the operator inputs a character / graphic by handwriting as indicated by 301. Here, when pointing to "display" 310, the handwritten input characters
The graphic is converted into character / graphic data and displayed as shown at 302. The document data created in advance may be called.

When editing the displayed contents, first, as shown at 303, the operator manually inputs an editing instruction using a predetermined editing instruction symbol. For example, if you want to start a new line on the first line, enter the edit instruction symbol 311 that means indentation by handwriting, and if you want to insert "Urato" before "Our descendants" on the third line, insert When the handwriting input is made with the edit instruction symbol 312 meaning "and the character / figure to be inserted (" Warato ") and the" Kyowa by "in the 4th line is to be deleted, the edit instruction symbol 313 meaning the deletion is used. Enter by handwriting.

Here, when "display" 310 is pointed, the edit instruction input by handwriting is converted into edit instruction data and displayed as shown at 304. This allows the states before and after editing to be displayed at the same time. Further, by displaying the editing instruction data in a color different from the color of the displayed character / graphic data, the editing instruction data can be made conspicuous. For example, the background color can be white, the character / graphic data color can be black, and the edit instruction data color can be red.

On the other hand, the editing instruction data is stored in the data memory 4
No. 04 is temporarily stored, and when the operator points to the “edit execution instruction” 314, the result of editing based on the temporarily stored edit instruction data is displayed. When the operator points to the “edit cancellation instruction” 315, the result of deleting the temporarily stored edit instruction data, that is, the state before editing is displayed.

[Display] 310, "Edit execution instruction"
Instead of providing various instruction areas such as “314, edit cancellation instruction” 315, an instruction key may be provided outside the display screen in FIG.

As described above, even after the editing instruction is input many times, the operator can compare the pre-editing state with the post-editing state, and at the same time, the operator finally checks the post-editing state and the post-editing state. You will be able to select one of the states before editing.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the basic processing procedure of handwritten character / graphic editing processing in this embodiment.

In FIG. 5, first, when the operator inputs characters / figures and edit instructions by handwriting or points various instructions such as edit execution instructions (step 501), the CPU 402 determines based on the input coordinate values. , Character / figure, contents of editing instruction, various instructions, etc. are recognized, and contents of the character / figure and editing instruction are converted into character / figure data and editing instruction data (step 502). If the recognition result is the end instruction (step 503), the handwritten character / graphic editing process is ended. If the recognition result is a character / graphic (step 504), input processing is performed (step 505).

The input process is a process of displaying the character / graphic data converted in step 502 based on the input coordinate values. That is, in FIG. 3, it is a process of displaying a character / graphic input as indicated by 301 as indicated by 302.

If the recognition result is an edit instruction, an edit execution instruction, or an edit cancel instruction, edit processing such as edit instruction data storage processing, edit execution processing, and edit cancel processing is performed (step 506).

Details of the editing process in step 506 will be described below with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 6, the CPU 402 determines that the recognition result of step 502 is an edit instruction (step 60).
1), edit instruction data is stored in the data memory 404 (step 603) and displayed (step 606). That is, in FIG. 3, the editing instruction input at 303 is displayed at 304.

If the recognition result is an edit execution instruction (step 602), edit processing is performed based on the edit instruction data stored in the data memory 404 (step 604), and the edit result is displayed (step 604). 60
6). If the recognition result is an edit cancel instruction (step 602), the edit instruction data stored in the data memory 404 is erased (step 605), and the displayed erase instruction data is displayed (step 605). Step 606).

In the above embodiment, the edit execution process executes the edit process based on all the edit instruction data, and the edit cancel process deletes all the edit instruction data. It is also possible to select arbitrary edit instruction data, execute the edit processing based on the edit instruction data in the edit execution processing, and delete the edit instruction data in the edit cancel processing. Hereinafter, such an embodiment will be described.

The hardware configuration of this embodiment is similar to the hardware configuration of the above embodiment shown in FIG.

The CPU 402 controls its own hardware so that the recognition means 103 and the third edit processing means 1
10, the fourth edit processing means 111 is realized, and by controlling the handwriting input device 401, the handwriting input means 101 and the second instruction means 109 are realized, and the display device 403 is realized. The display means 108 is realized by controlling.

Further, the data memory 404 realizes the storage means 104 and the holding means 105.

Also in this embodiment, the case where the handwriting input device 401 and the display device 403 are integrated will be described.

Next, the operation procedure of the operator in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 3, first, as shown by 301, the operator inputs characters / graphics by handwriting. Here, when pointing to "display" 310, the handwritten input characters
The graphic is converted into character / graphic data and displayed as shown at 302. The document data created in advance may be called.

When editing the displayed contents, the operator first inputs the edit instruction by handwriting using a predetermined edit instruction symbol, as indicated by 303.

Here, when "display" 310 is pointed to, the edit instruction input by handwriting is converted into edit instruction data and displayed as shown at 304. This allows the states before and after editing to be displayed at the same time.

On the other hand, the editing instruction data is stored in the data memory 4
No. 04 is temporarily stored, and when the operator points to the “edit execution instruction” 314 and then to the edit instruction symbol to be edited, the operator selects one of the temporarily stored edit instruction data. The result of editing based on the corresponding edit instruction data is displayed. At this time, the editing instruction data that was not pointed as the editing execution target is
It is displayed as it is. In addition, the operator gives an “instruction to cancel editing”
Pointing to 315 and then pointing to the edit instruction symbol to be the object of editing cancellation, the result of deleting the corresponding edit instruction data from the temporarily stored edit instruction data is displayed. At this time, the editing instruction data that has not been pointed to as the editing cancellation target is displayed as it is.

As described above, it is possible to execute or cancel the editing of only arbitrary editing instruction data.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

The basic processing procedure of the handwritten character / graphic editing processing in this embodiment is the same as that of the above-described embodiment shown in FIG. 5, and the difference is the details of the editing processing in step 506 in FIG. Details of the editing process in the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 7, if the recognition result is an edit instruction (step 701), the CPU 402 stores the edit instruction data in the data memory 404 (step 703),
Display (step 708). That is, in FIG. 3, the editing instruction input at 303 is displayed at 304.

If the recognition result is an edit execution instruction (step 702), the operator is instructed to point to the edit instruction data to be edited (step 704). For this, for example, a message such as "Please point to the editing instruction symbol to be edited" may be displayed. When the operator points to the edit instruction symbol to be edited,
Editing processing is performed based on the editing instruction data corresponding to the pointed editing instruction symbol among the editing instruction data stored in the data memory 404 (step 70).
5) Then, the edited result is displayed (step 708).

If the recognition result is the edit cancel instruction (step 702), the operator is instructed to point to the edit instruction data to be the edit cancel target (step 706). For this, for example, a message such as "Please point to the editing instruction symbol to be the object of editing cancellation" may be displayed. When the operator points to the edit instruction symbol that is the target of editing cancellation,
Of the editing instruction data stored in the data memory 404, the editing instruction data corresponding to the pointed editing instruction symbol is erased (step 707), and the content obtained by erasing the displayed editing instruction data is displayed (step 70).
8).

In the embodiment in which the present embodiment is combined with the above embodiment, that is, in the edit execution processing, the edit processing is executed based on all the edit instruction data or arbitrary edit instruction data, and the edit cancel processing is performed. Thus, it is possible to erase all the editing instruction data or arbitrary editing instruction data.

At this time, if the instruction area for issuing the editing execution instruction is divided into the instruction area for all the objects and the instruction area for one object, or if the instruction area for issuing the editing execution instruction is pointed In addition, an instruction area for selecting all or one target is displayed.

[0060]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The operator can compare the pre-editing state with the post-editing state, and then the operator can finally select either of the two. The effect is that it can be returned to the state.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a handwritten character / graphic editing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a hardware outline view of a handwriting input device and a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of input contents and display contents according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a hardware configuration diagram of a handwritten character / graphic editing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of handwritten character / graphic editing processing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of editing processing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure of editing processing according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 ... Handwriting input means, 102 ... First instruction means, 1
03 ... Recognition means, 104 ... Storage means, 105 ... Edit content holding means, 106 ... First edit processing means, 107 ... Second
Editing processing means, 108 ... Displaying means, 109 ... Second instructing means, 110 ... Third editing processing means, 111 ... Fourth editing processing means, 401 ... Handwriting input device, 402 ... CP
U, 403 ... Display device, 404 ... Data memory, 405
… Program memory.

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Yasuhiko Kasai, 292 Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Hitachi, Ltd. Microelectronics Equipment Development Laboratory (72) Inventor Tomoko Tsuchiya 292 Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Address Company Hitachi, Ltd. Microelectronics Device Development Laboratory (72) Inventor Hajime Asukama 292 Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Address Hitachi Ltd. Microelectronics Device Development Laboratory (72) Inventor Kuwahara Sadaji, 292 Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, Ltd. Within the Microelectronics Equipment Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd. (72) Inventor, Yasumasa Matsuda 292 Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Ltd. Microelectronics, Hitachi, Ltd. Equipment Development Laboratory

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. In a handwritten character / graphic editing method for editing handwritten input character / graphic data, when an editing instruction for the displayed character / graphic data is input, the content of the input editing instruction is edited. When the edit execution instruction for the displayed edit instruction data is input, it is converted to the instruction data, and the converted edit instruction data is temporarily stored and displayed at the same time. , Edit processing is performed, the editing result is displayed, and when the edit cancel instruction for the displayed edit instruction data is input, all the temporarily stored edit instruction data are deleted and at the same time all the displayed edit instruction data are deleted. A handwritten character / graphic editing method characterized by erasing editing instruction data. 2. In a handwritten character / graphic editing method for editing character / graphic data input by handwriting, when an editing instruction for the displayed character / graphic data is input, the content editing instruction of the input editing instruction The data is converted into data, the converted edit instruction data is temporarily stored and displayed at the same time, and when the edit execution instruction for any edit instruction data of the displayed edit instruction data is input, the temporarily stored edit is performed. Edit processing is performed based on the corresponding edit instruction data of the instruction data, the editing result is displayed, and an edit cancel instruction for any edit instruction data of the displayed edit instruction data is input, At the same time that the corresponding edit instruction data of the temporarily stored edit instruction data is deleted, Handwritten characters and graphics editing method characterized by erasing the editing instruction data. 3. In a handwritten character / graphic editing method for editing handwritten input character / graphic data, when an editing instruction for the displayed character / graphic data is input, the content editing instruction of the input editing instruction The data is converted into data, the converted editing instruction data is temporarily stored and displayed at the same time, and when an editing execution instruction for the displayed editing instruction data is input, based on all the temporarily stored editing instruction data, When the edit process is performed, the edit result is displayed, and when the edit cancel instruction for the displayed edit instruction data is input, all the temporarily stored edit instruction data are deleted, and at the same time all the displayed edit instructions are deleted. When the instruction execution data is erased and an edit execution instruction is input for any of the displayed edit instruction data, the temporary recording is performed. Edit processing is performed based on the applicable edit instruction data among the stored edit instruction data, the edit result is displayed, and an edit cancel instruction for any edit instruction data among the displayed edit instruction data is displayed. When input, handwriting characterized by erasing the corresponding editing instruction data among the temporarily stored editing instruction data and simultaneously erasing the corresponding editing instruction data among the displayed editing instruction data Character / figure editing method. 4. The handwritten character according to claim 1, 2, or 3.
In the figure editing method, the color of the editing instruction data displayed is different from the color of the displayed character / graphic data. 5. The handwritten character / graphic editing method according to claim 4, wherein the background color is white, the color of the character / graphic data is black, and the color of the editing instruction data is red. How to edit handwritten characters and figures. 6. The handwritten character / graphic editing method according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, wherein the editing instruction is a predetermined editing instruction symbol or a predetermined editing instruction symbol and character.・ Handwritten character / figure editing method characterized by being composed of figures. 7. A handwriting input means for handwriting input of characters / figures and editing instructions for already displayed character / figure data, and recognition of the contents of the handwritten input characters / figures / editing instructions. A handwritten character / graphic editing apparatus comprising: a recognition means for converting into graphic data and editing instruction data; a storage means for storing character / graphic data; and a display means for displaying character / graphic data and editing instruction data. Holding means for temporarily storing edit instruction data, first instruction means for instructing execution or cancellation of edit processing for all of the edit instruction data displayed by the display means, and the first instruction When the execution of the editing process is instructed by the means, the editing process is performed based on all the editing instruction data temporarily stored in the holding means,
When a cancellation of the editing process is instructed by the first editing processing means for displaying the editing result and the first instructing means, all the editing instruction data temporarily stored in the holding means are erased, A handwritten character / graphic editing apparatus comprising: second editing processing means for erasing all editing instruction data displayed by the display means. 8. A handwriting input means for handwriting input of characters / figures and editing instructions for already displayed character / figure data, and recognition of the contents of the handwritten input characters / figures / editing instructions. A character / figure editing device comprising a recognition means for converting into graphic data and edit instruction data, a storage means for storing character / figure data, and a display means for displaying character / figure data and edit instruction data. Holding means for temporarily storing the instruction data, second instruction means for instructing execution or cancellation of the editing process with respect to arbitrary editing instruction data among the editing instruction data displayed by the display means, When the execution of the editing process is instructed by the second instructing means, the corresponding editing instruction data among the editing instruction data temporarily stored in the holding means is set. Based on the third editing processing means for performing editing processing based on the editing result and displaying the editing result, and the editing instruction temporarily stored in the holding means when cancellation of the editing processing is instructed by the second instructing means. Fourth edit processing means for deleting the corresponding edit instruction data among the data and deleting the corresponding edit instruction data among the edit instruction data displayed by the display means. Handwritten character / graphic editing device. 9. A handwriting input means for handwriting input of characters / figures and editing instructions for already displayed character / figure data, and recognition of the contents of the handwritten input characters / figures / editing instructions. A handwritten character / graphic editing apparatus comprising a recognition means for converting into graphic data and editing instruction data, a storage means for storing character / graphic data, and a display means for displaying the character / graphic data and editing instruction data. Holding means for temporarily storing edit instruction data, first instruction means for instructing execution or cancellation of edit processing for all edit instruction data displayed by the display means, and display by the display means Second instruction means for instructing execution or cancellation of the editing process with respect to arbitrary editing instruction data among the edited instruction data, and the first finger. First editing processing means for performing the editing processing based on all the editing instruction data temporarily stored in the holding means when the execution of the editing processing is instructed by the displaying means, and displaying the editing result; When the cancellation of the editing process is instructed by the first instructing means, all the editing instructing data temporarily stored in the holding means are erased, and all the editing instructing data displayed by the displaying means are deleted. Based on the corresponding edit instruction data among the edit instruction data temporarily stored in the holding means when the second edit processing means to be deleted and the execution of the edit processing are instructed by the second instruction means. Edit process,
The third edit processing means for displaying the edit result and the corresponding edit instruction of the edit instruction data temporarily stored in the holding means when the cancellation of the edit processing is instructed by the second instructing means. A handwritten character / graphic editing apparatus comprising: a fourth editing processing unit that erases data and erases corresponding editing instruction data among the editing instruction data displayed by the display unit. 10. A handwritten character / graphic editing apparatus according to claim 7, 8 or 9, wherein the display means displays the color of the editing instruction data and the color of the character / graphic data in different colors. A handwritten character / graphics editing device. 11. The handwritten character / graphics editing apparatus according to claim 7, 8, 9 or 10, wherein said editing instruction is a predetermined editing instruction symbol, or a predetermined editing instruction symbol and character / graphic. A handwritten character / graphic editing device characterized by being composed of: