JPH0574112B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a document creation device that creates and edits a document composed of data such as text, graphs, and figures on a page-by-page basis.

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, document creation devices such as word processors can handle not only text (character) data, but also
It has become possible to create documents by mixing various data such as figures, graphs, tables, and images. In addition to editing individual data, such as editing text and editing shapes, editing documents that contain a mixture of various data include editing data that is generated in units of areas such as shapes and graphs. You can change the layout within a page, the layout of the entire document, etc. Edits to the layout have become necessary. Conventionally, in such page-by-page editing processing, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-65395, there is a method in which pages of a document are displayed pictorially on a display screen and page-by-page editing is performed. .

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, in such conventional technology, the information on each page is displayed only graphically, making it difficult to grasp which page is actually the target of the operation, and when the number of pages making up a document increases. etc., it is necessary to confirm and memorize in advance the number of the page to be edited, which poses a problem in that the operation is extremely troublesome. In addition, when simply changing the format or deleting only one page, it is easier and more reliable to operate the page on a page layout that displays the printed image of the entire page. Although expensive, no consideration was given to the relationship between these page layouts and page editing.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a document creation device that solves the problems of the prior art and allows editing of pages with easier operation and without errors.

[Means for solving problems]

The above purpose is to provide an input section for inputting writing elements such as characters and figures to be written in the document, and a page that corresponds to the input writing elements and various formats such as paper size and paper orientation such as portrait and landscape. A document is configured with a storage section for storing pattern data, a display section for displaying various writing elements stored in the storage section, and a page layout editing means for displaying the layout of an entire page of the document on the display section. and a document layout editing means for displaying each page to be edited on a display unit using the page pattern data,
an editing control means for mutually switching between the page layout editing means and the document layout editing means; and an editing control means for switching between the page layout editing means and the document layout editing means; A means for indicating which page corresponds to a page on the document layout, and displaying the layout of the page if the page is specified by the user on the document layout side when switching from the document layout editing means to the page layout editing means. and page editing means for performing editing such as page format change, insertion, addition, copying, movement, deletion, etc. on the page specified by the input section in the page layout editing means and document layout editing means. an editing control means for switching between the page layout editing means and the document layout editing means; and when the editing control means switches from the page layout editing means to the document layout editing means, A means for indicating which page the page displayed on the page layout side corresponds to on the document layout, and a means for specifying the page by the user on the document layout side when switching from the document layout editing means to the page layout editing means. If so, the means for displaying the layout of the page, the page layout editing means and the document layout editing means change the page format, insert, add, copy, or move the page specified by the user as the target of the operation. , page editing means for performing editing such as deletion.

[Effect]

The editing control means switches between the page layout editing means and the document layout editing means, and when switching from the page layout editing means to the document layout editing means, the page displayed on the page layout side is changed to the document layout. shows which page it corresponds to, and when switching from document layout editing means to page layout editing means, if a page is specified by the user on the document layout side, the layout of that page will be displayed, so you can operate it. Pages can be easily checked without errors. In addition, the page editing means enables page editing both when editing the page layout and when editing the document layout, so when editing the page format, inserting, adding, copying, moving, deleting, etc. The page can be edited more reliably and easily using the desired editing means.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Hereinafter, an example in which the present invention is implemented in a Japanese word processor will be explained with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a Japanese word processor to which the present invention is applied, in which 1 is an input section such as a keyboard for inputting characters, commands, etc., and 2 is a CRT display etc. for displaying characters, figures, etc. 3 is a storage section such as a semiconductor memory or a magnetic storage device, in which created document data, various tables and characters described later, page pattern data, data for displaying an auxiliary screen, etc. are stored. Reference numeral 4 denotes a printing unit such as a wire dot printer, 5 a control unit such as a microprocessor for controlling each of the above-mentioned units, and an editing control unit 5.
1, a page layout editing section 52, a document layout editing section 53, an area editing section 54, a page editing section 55, a chapter editing section 56, and a document editing section 57.

Each part constituting the control section 5 will be explained below. The editing control section 51 performs switching control between two editing modes described below, that is, a page layout editing section 52 and a document layout editing section 53.
The page layout editing section 52 displays the entire layout of one page of the created document on the screen and controls various editing operations according to instructions from the operator. On the other hand, unlike the page layout editing section 52, the document layout editing section 53 displays the layout of the entire document on the screen using page patterns, chapter names, etc., and controls various editing operations. Now, various edits in this embodiment are performed by editing sections 54 to 57, which will be described below. In other words, the area editing unit 54 creates an area for writing information such as characters and figures within a page, actually writes information in the area, and updates the area. , perform operations such as changing the size, copying, and moving. The page editing unit 55 edits each page of a document, such as copying, moving, deleting, etc. The chapter editing unit 56 performs editing for each chapter constituting the document, such as copying, moving, and deleting. Here, a chapter is a collection of one or more consecutive pages, and these pre-organized pages are handled as a unit called a chapter. The document editing unit 57 edits the entire document as a unit, for example, prints, registers, etc.

Now, document creation and editing in the Japanese word processor of this embodiment is performed as follows.

First, in the initial state, when an operator instructs to create a new document or update an already created document, the editing control section 51 is first activated, and the processing at this time will be explained using FIG. 6a.

The editing control unit 51 first determines whether the operator's instruction is to create a new document or update the document, and in the case of new creation,
The document data is initialized, and in the case of document update, the data to be updated is called from the storage unit 3 (step 1001). When creating a new document, create a 1-chapter, 1-page document as initial data. Note that the structure of the document data will be described later. Furthermore, the editing control section 5
1 sets the editing mode 301 in the display management table 300, and the chapter and page numbers 302 and 303 to be initially displayed in layout. Here, the initial editing mode is set to '1', that is, editing of the document is started from the page layout editing mode described later, and the display start page is the first page of the document, that is, page 1 of chapter 1. It will be displayed from After the above initial processing, the editing mode 301 is subsequently determined (step 1002), and a document is created according to the corresponding editing mode. For example, immediately after receiving an instruction to create a document, the edit mode is set to ``1'' in step 1001, so page layout editing is performed. In addition,
In each of the editing modes described below, if switching of the editing mode is instructed and completed, the other editing mode will be switched again according to the judgment in step 1002 (if the page layout is being edited, the next In step 1004, the process switches to document layout editing), and if an instruction to end editing is given, document creation is ended according to the same determination process.

Here, the structure of the document data will be explained using FIG. 2.

As shown in Figure 2, the document data includes a chapter management table 210, a page management table 220, and a page format table.
230, area management table 240, and data within the area
260, and each table is composed of a plurality of blocks. Each table will be explained below.

-Chapter management table 210 Manages whether the entire document is composed of several chapters. Here, a chapter is a continuous plurality (1~)
refers to a collection of pages. In the chapter management table, page pointers indicate the first/last page for each chapter.
It has 211 and 212. Further, the chapter management table holds print information 213 for displaying and printing a header, footer, etc. for each chapter, and also holds a name 214 given to each chapter.

-Page management table 220 Manages the order in which the pages that make up the document are arranged, the format they are in, and the areas created within the pages. In the page management table, among the areas set within the page,
Area pointers 223, 224 indicating the start/end area,
It also has a page format pointer 225 that indicates which format data is used on each page. Further, each block is linked in ascending order of pages by a backward pointer 221 and a forward pointer 222, and the first/last pages are pointed to from the chapter management table described above.

・Page format table 230 The format of the document being created includes the paper type (A3, A4, etc.), paper direction (portrait, landscape), character direction (horizontal writing, vertical writing), number of columns, column spacing,
Also, manage the top, bottom, left, right margins, etc.

・Area management table 240 The area management table specifies the data to be stored within the document (inside the page), such as text data, graphic data, graph data, etc., and how to store it in what position and size within the page. Manage what you do. Therefore, in the area management table, the area setting position within the page is the upper left x coordinate 243 and the y coordinate of the area where the origin is the upper left of the page excluding the margin.
244, lower right x coordinate 245, lower right y coordinate 246, and data type 247 indicating the type of data within the area.
It has an area attribute 248 indicating attributes of the area itself, and a data point 250 pointing to data 260 within the area. Note that the attributes of the area itself include whether it is transparent or opaque (if opaque, the area below covered by the area becomes invisible), the line type of the area frame, etc. Further, in this table, in order to manage the order in which areas within the same page overlap, the backward pointer 241 and the forward pointer 242 are used to link each other. Links in this area link from areas of low priority to areas of high priority, that is, from the lowest area to the highest area within the page.
Furthermore, among these, the first and last areas are respectively pointed to from the page management table described above.
Further, the area management table includes status information 249 indicating whether the area is being edited.

- Area data 260 Data stored within the area, including text, figures, graphs, image data, etc.

Now, when it is instructed to edit the page layout in step 1003, the page layout editing section 5
2 performs processing according to the flow shown in FIG. 6b.

First, the number of areas 311 in the page layout specification target table is cleared to 0 (step 1101), and then, according to the displayed chapter number 302 and the displayed page number 303, the page layout 420 as shown in FIG. information
410 on the screen and (step 1102) input section 1
(Step 1103). Note that the auxiliary information here includes the chapter number 401 of the chapter in which the page whose layout is displayed exists, the chapter name 404, the number of pages within the chapter 403, the serial page number within the chapter 402, and the number of pages 406 of the entire created document. , refers to the serial page number 405 within the document. Then, the input result from the operator is judged (step 1104), and if the instruction is for the area to be operated, the currently displayed chapter, page numbers 302 and 303, the specified position within the page, and the area setting position 243
- 246, it is determined which area has been specified, and the area number is registered in the page layout designation target table (step 1105). The page layout specification target table has 311 areas as shown in Figure 4a.
and an area number 312, and when the operator specifies the area to be operated, the number of the corresponding area is registered in the area number 312, and the number of areas 311 is incremented by one.

On the other hand, if the instruction from the operator is to create a new area, update an already created area, or perform other editing operations such as changing area size, changing attributes, copying, moving, etc. When an area unit operation such as deletion is instructed, the area editing section 54 edits the area (step
1106), as well as changing page formats, inserting, adding, copying,
When a page-by-page operation such as moving or deleting is instructed, the page is edited in the page editing section 55 (step 1107), and further the chapter name is changed, inserted, added, etc.
When a chapter-by-chapter operation such as copying, moving, or deleting is instructed, the chapter is edited in the chapter editing section 56 (step 1108), and further document-by-document operations such as printing or registration are instructed. In this case, the document editing department 5
The document is edited in step 7 (step 1109). Among the above-mentioned editing operations, page editing is performed using pages and chapters displayed on the page layout screen as objects of operation. (Details of page and chapter editing will be described later.) Now, if the instruction from the operator is an instruction to switch the displayed page, for example, an instruction such as previous page, next page, etc., the above-mentioned display management table 300 will display The chapter number 302 and display page number 303 are updated (step 1110), and the layout of the corresponding page is redisplayed (step 1102).

On the other hand, if the instruction from the operator is other than the above, that is, if it is an instruction to switch the editing mode, the editing mode in the display management table 300 described above.
Set 301 to '2' and end the process (step
1111), if the instruction is to end editing, set the edit mode 301 to '0' and end the process (step
1112).

Now, when switching the editing mode is instructed in step 1111, the editing mode 301 is set to '2', and as a result, the editing mode is determined again in step 1002, and then the document layout is switched to editing (step 1004). .

Next, the processing of the document layout editing section 53 will be explained according to the flow shown in FIG. 6c.

First, the cursor table 330 is initialized, and the cursor table will now be explained. The cursor table 330 is composed of the following three pieces of information as shown in FIG.

- Type 331 Indicates whether the cursor is set on the document layout screen, chapter information, or page pattern.

・Chapter number 332 Indicates the chapter number where the cursor is set.

・Chapter number 333 Indicates the page number within the chapter where the cursor is set.

Now, in step 1201, in order to indicate which page on the document was originally displayed in the page layout editing mode by the initial setting position of the cursor,
Chapter number 332 and page number of cursor table 330
333 is set according to the display chapter number 302 and display page number 303 of the display management table 300. Next, the number of specified targets in the specified target table 320 for document layout
322 is cleared to 0 (step 1202), then the document layout 520 and auxiliary information 510 as shown in FIG. 1203).

Here, regarding the display of the document layout, Section 6d
This will be explained in more detail using figures.

First of all, the chapter counter used in subsequent processing.
CC, set the display line counter to 1, and (step
1301), then determine whether the chapter counter CC does not exceed the creation chapters of the entire document (step
1302). That is, the subsequent display processing is repeated for the number of chapters that have been created. If it has not been exceeded yet, then the next chapter information is chapter number 501 and chapter name.
502, starting page number 503 of the entire document of the chapter,
The end page number 504 is displayed on the line indicated by the display line counter (step 1303). Subsequently, the page counter PC is cleared to 0 (step 1304), and then it is determined whether the page counter PC does not exceed the number of pages in the chapter (step 1305). That is, the subsequent display processing is repeated for the number of pages created. If the number has not yet been exceeded, it is then determined whether the remaining number of displayed pages in the chapter is 10 or less (step 1306). That is, the display of subsequent page patterns is divided into 10 pages and displayed. When more than 10 pages remain, the format (paper size, paper direction) for the corresponding 10 pages is obtained from the page format information table 230, and the corresponding page pattern data is taken out from the storage section 3 and displayed on the display section 2. (Step 1307), and adds the displayed page number 10 to the page counter PC (Step 1308). On the other hand, if the number of pages is 10 or less, page patterns for the remaining number of pages are similarly displayed on the display section 2 (step 1309), and the displayed number of pages is added to the page counter PC (step 1309).
1310). In the display at step 1309, a chapter end mark 506 is further displayed to indicate that the position is the end of the chapter. After the above display, increment the display line counter by 1 (step 1311),
Page information is displayed again from step 1305. On the other hand, if the page counter PC exceeds the number of pages in the chapter in step 1305, 1 is added to the chapter counter CC in order to display the next chapter (step 1312), and the chapter is displayed again from step 1302. I do. Finally, when all chapters have been displayed as determined in step 1302, a document end mark 507 is displayed.
is displayed (step 1313), and the document layout display process ends. Note that the page pattern data used in displaying the document layout described above is prepared in advance in accordance with various formats as shown in FIG. 11, and is retrieved from the storage unit 3 in accordance with the display.

Now, when an input is received from the operator, the input result is judged (step 1206), and if the object to be operated, that is, the page or chapter instruction, or the cancellation of the already specified object (cancellation instruction), is determined. In accordance with the instruction, the operation target is designated/cancelled (step 1207).

The target designation/cancellation process will now be described in more detail using FIG. 6e.

The document layout specification target table 320 is the fourth
As shown in the figure, it consists of the following information.

- Specified target type 321 Indicates which chapter/page is specified as the operation target.

- Number of specified targets 322 Indicates whether the target of the operation is specified.
That is, if it is 0, it indicates that no operation target is specified, and if it is 1, the starting chapter number is 323,
The page or chapter indicated by the starting page number 324 is 1
Indicates the state in which one is specified, and in the case of 2,
This shows a state in which pages or chapters in the range indicated by the start chapter number 323, start page number 324, end chapter number 325, and end page number 326 are specified.

Now, designation/cancellation of the operation target is performed as follows. First, set the cursor position to the cursor table
330 (step 1401), and then determines whether the processing mode is target designation or cancellation (step 1401).
1402), if specified, then it is determined whether the cursor position is correct (step 1403). If the position is invalid, for example, if the target is specified at a position where nothing is displayed, an abnormal sound is sounded and the process is terminated (step 1414). On the other hand, if the position is correct, it is determined whether something has already been specified (step 1404), and if nothing has been specified (if the number of specified objects 322 is 0), that is, if it has not been registered, In other words, it is assumed that the chapter or page at the cursor position is specified, and its type 331, chapter number 332, page number
333 is specified as the corresponding 321, 323,
324, the number of specified objects 322 is incremented by 1 (step 1410), and the specified object is displayed as a pick (step 1411). On the other hand, if something is specified in step 1404, then it is determined whether the types of the specified objects are the same, that is, whether the type 331 in the cursor table 330 and the specified object type 321 are the same (step 1405). If they are the same, the number of targets that have already been specified is determined (step 1406), and if one target is specified, the pick display is canceled once (step 1407), and then the registration in the table is performed. , and a pick display is performed, and if two have already been registered (if a range has been specified), the pick display is canceled once (step 1408), and then the table is cleared (step 1409). Register the specified contents in the table again. In other words, if one target has been specified, the new designation will be considered as the second range designation, and if two targets have already been designated (range designation), Also, if the types are different, the designation is once canceled and a new designation is registered in the table as the first designation. In addition, if it is determined in step 1402 that the mode is cancelled, the pick display is canceled (step 1402).
1412), further clearing the table (step 1413)
and end the process.

Now, in the above process, the pick display is something that is displayed to inform the operator what the designated object is, and the designated object is displayed in black and white inverted as shown in Figures 8b to 8e. do. Here, the pick display will be further explained using FIG. 6f.

First, it is determined whether the number of designated targets 322 is greater than 0 (step 1501), and if it is greater than 0, that is, if something is designated as a target,
Next, the type 321 of the specified target is determined (step 1502), and if a page is specified, it is determined whether the number of specified targets 322 is 1 (step 1503),
If it is 1, it is displayed as shown in FIG. 8b, and if it is 2, it is displayed as shown in FIG. 8c (steps 1504, 1505). Also, if a chapter is specified, the number of specified targets (322) is determined in the same way (step
1506), and inverted display is performed accordingly (steps 1507, 1508; see Figures 8d and 8e).

On the other hand, when the operator instructs page-by-page operations such as changing page format, inserting, adding, copying, moving, or deleting pages, the page is edited in the page editing department (step 1208), and if chapter-based operations such as renaming, inserting, adding, copying, moving, or deleting a chapter are specified, the chapter is edited in the chapter editing department (step 1209), and then printed. ,
If you are instructed to perform a document-based operation such as registration, edit the document in the document editing department (step
1210). Among the above editing operations, page editing and chapter editing are performed using the page or chapter specified on the document layout screen as the target of the operation. (Details will be described later.) Now, if the instruction from the operator is a cursor movement instruction, the chapter number 332 and page number 333 of the cursor table 330 are updated in accordance with the specified direction.
In addition, when the cursor moves from chapter information to page pattern or vice versa by moving the cursor left or right, type 331 is also updated. On the other hand, if the instruction from the operator is other than the above, In other words, in the case of an instruction to switch the editing mode, the editing mode in the display management table 300 mentioned above
301 is set to '1' and the process ends (step 1212). At this time, if the operation target is specified,
Contrary to the initial processing in step 1202, the start chapter number 323 and start page number 324 of the document layout specification target table 320 are set in the display chapter number 302 and display page number 303 of the display management table 300. With this, after the operator specifies a desired page on the document layout screen, the layout of the corresponding page can be viewed by instructing to switch the editing mode. In addition, if the instruction is to finish editing, edit mode
301 is set to '0' and the process ends (step 1213).

Next, the processing of the page editing section will be explained according to the flow shown in FIG. 6g. First, determine whether the edit mode 301 is page layout or document layout (step
1601), in the page layout editing mode, the currently displayed page is obtained from the display management table 300 as the operation target (step 1602), while in the document layout editing mode, the document layout specified target table is obtained. Obtain the page to be operated on according to the information registered in the
1603). Next, the functions specified by the operator are determined (step 1604), and the corresponding functions are executed (steps 1605 to 1610). Here, page format change (step 1605) will be explained as an example.
First, if a page format change is instructed with multiple pages specified in the document layout editing mode as shown in Figure 8c, then an auxiliary screen for format change is displayed as shown in Figure 10. do. Here, when the operator specifies A4 landscape and instructs execution, the specified target table for document layout 320
Starting chapter number 323, page starting number stored in
324, the end chapter number 325, and the end page number 326, all the format information 230 of the pages in the range are updated to A4 landscape, and the process ends. As a result, the layout of the document is redisplayed in step 1203 described above, and the screen is changed as shown in FIG. 8f.

Next, the processing of the chapter editing section will be explained according to the flow shown in FIG. 6h. First, as in the case of page editing described above, it is determined whether the editing mode 301 is page layout or document layout (step 1701), and if it is page layout editing mode, display management table
300, the currently displayed chapter is acquired as an operation target (step 1702), and in the case of document layout editing mode, it becomes an operation target according to the information registered in the document layout specified target table 320. Get the chapter (step 1703). Next, the functions specified by the operator are determined (step 1704), and the corresponding functions are executed (steps 1705 to 1710). Here, changing the chapter name (step 1705) and moving the chapter (step 1709) will be explained as examples. First, if you instruct to change the chapter name while Chapter 1 is displayed in the page layout editing mode as shown in Figure 7a,
Next, as shown in FIG. 9, an auxiliary screen for changing the name is displayed. Here, when the operator inputs "purpose of development" and instructs execution, the chapter name 214 of the first chapter in the document data is changed in accordance with the chapter number acquired in step 1702, and the process ends. As a result, the screen is redisplayed in step 1102 described above, and the chapter name 404 on the screen is changed as shown in FIG. 7b. Further, as shown in FIG. 8d, if a chapter movement is instructed with Chapter 1 specified in the document layout editing mode, and the user specifies the document end mark 507 (the end of the document) as the movement destination, , the order of the chapter management table 210 is rearranged so that the chapter indicated by the start chapter number 323 stored in the document layout designation target table 320 becomes the final chapter of the document, and the process ends.
As a result, the document layout is redisplayed in step 1203 described above, and the screen is changed as shown in FIG. 8g.

As described above, according to this embodiment, all the pages constituting a document are displayed in a pattern corresponding to the page, and when the number of pages increases, Since the pages are displayed separately, it is possible to easily check the structure of the pages in the document. Furthermore, if the entire document consists of multiple chapters, the above document layout will be displayed separately for each chapter, and the number of consecutive chapters, first page number, end page number, etc. for each chapter will also be displayed. Therefore, when the number of pages or chapters increases, it is easy to understand what kind and how many pages or chapters the document consists of.

Additionally, you can switch between the layout of the entire page and the layout of the entire document, and when switching from the document layout to the page layout, if you have specified a page on the document layout in advance, the contents of the corresponding page will be displayed on the page layout. You can check it instantly. Also, when switching from a page layout to a document layout, the page displayed on the page layout will be shown which page corresponds to the page on the document layout, so if you perform page or chapter operations on the document layout, you will not be able to make mistakes. You can specify the page or chapter that you want to operate on. Furthermore, editing by page or chapter is possible on both the page layout and the document layout. Can be edited.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, in the document creation device of the present invention, it is possible to switch between the layout of the entire page and the layout of the entire document, and when switching from the document layout to the page layout, the page is specified in advance on the document layout. If you do so, you can immediately check the contents of the corresponding page on the page layout. Additionally, when switching from a page layout to a document layout, the page displayed on the page layout corresponds to which page on the document layout, so when performing page-by-page operations on the document layout, you can operate without error. You can specify the target page. Furthermore, page-by-page editing is possible on both the page layout and document layout, so when editing on a page-by-page basis, it is possible to edit pages more reliably and easily in the layout desired by the user. can.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the Japanese word processor according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a configuration diagram of document data, Figure 3 is a configuration diagram of a display management table, and Figure 4a is a page layout specification target. 4b is a configuration diagram of the document layout specification target table; FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of the cursor table; FIG. 6a is a diagram showing the processing of the editing control unit;
Figure b is a diagram showing the processing of the page layout editing department, No. 6
Figure c is a diagram showing the processing of the document layout editing section, Figure 6d is a diagram showing the document layout display processing, and Figure 6 is a diagram showing the document layout display processing.
Figure e is a diagram showing target designation/cancellation processing, Figure 6f is a diagram showing pick display processing, Figure 6g is a diagram showing processing of the page editing department, Figure 6h is a diagram showing processing of the chapter editing department, Figure 7a is a diagram showing an example of the screen in page layout editing mode, Figure 7b is a diagram showing an example of the screen after changing the chapter name in page layout editing mode, and Figure 8a is a diagram showing an example of the screen in document layout editing mode. Figure 8b is a diagram showing an example of specifying one page in document layout editing mode; Figure 8c is a diagram showing an example of specifying a page by specifying a range in document layout editing mode; Figure 8d is a diagram showing an example when one chapter is specified in the document layout editing mode,
Figure 8e shows an example of specifying a chapter by specifying a range in the document layout editing mode, Figure 8f shows an example of the screen after changing the page format in the document layout editing mode, and Figure 8g shows an example of the screen after changing the page format in the document layout editing mode. Figure 9 shows an example of the screen after moving a chapter in the document layout editing mode, Figure 9 shows an example of the auxiliary screen for changing the chapter name, and Figure 10 shows an example of the auxiliary screen for changing the page format. 11 are diagrams showing page pattern data. 1...Input section, 2...Display section, 3...Storage section,
4... Printing section, 5... Control section, 51... Editing control section, 52... Page layout editing section, 53... Document layout editing section, 54... Area editing section, 55...
...Page editing department, 56...Chapter editing department, 57...Document editing department.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An input section for inputting writing elements such as characters and figures to be written in a document, and inputting writing elements and various formats such as paper size and orientation such as portrait and landscape. a storage section for storing corresponding page pattern data; a display section for displaying various written elements stored in the storage section; and a page layout editing means for displaying the layout of an entire page in a document on the display section; A document creation device comprising: a document layout editing means for displaying each page constituting a document on a display unit using the page pattern data; an editing control means for mutually switching between the page layout editing means and the document layout editing means; means for indicating which page on the document layout the page displayed on the page layout side corresponds to when the editing control means switches from the page layout editing means to the document layout editing means; When switching to the page layout editing means, if a page is specified by the user on the document layout side, a means for displaying the layout of the page, and in the page layout editing means and the document layout editing means, Change the page format, insert, add, copy, move, etc. on the specified page.
A document creation device comprising: page editing means for performing editing such as deletion. 2 An input section for inputting writing elements such as characters and figures to be written in a document, and page pattern data corresponding to the input writing elements and various formats such as paper size and paper orientation such as portrait and landscape. a storage section for storing information, a display section for displaying various description elements stored in the storage section, a page layout editing means for displaying the layout of an entire page in a document on the display section, and each page constituting the document. a document layout editing means for displaying a page pattern on a display section according to the page pattern data, an editing control means for mutually switching between the page layout editing means and the document layout editing means; A means for indicating which page on the document layout the page displayed on the page layout side corresponds to when switching from the layout editing means to the document layout editing means, and a means for switching from the document layout editing means to the page layout editing means. If the page is overwritten, if a page is specified by the user on the document layout side, a means for displaying the layout of the page, and the page layout editing means and the document layout editing means operate the page specified by the input section. Change page format, insert, add, copy, move,
A page editing means that performs editing such as deletion, a chapter management means that manages one or more consecutive pages in a document as one group, and a specification from an input section in the page layout editing means and document layout editing means. What is claimed is: 1. A document creation device comprising: chapter editing means for editing chapter names, inserting, adding, copying, moving, deleting, etc., using the chapters that have been edited as operation targets.