JPH06139244A - Document preparing system and its printing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the document preparing system and printing method which eliminate the need to note down a display page number of a document, and lighten the burden of operation for printing on an operator and prevents the operator from misoperating by providing a print format setting item for selecting the display page of the prepared document as a print start or end page. CONSTITUTION:The document preparing system and printing method are equipped with an input means 2, a display means 4 which displays the prepared document and print format item, an output means 3 which prints the document, a control program storage means 5, a document storage means 6, a print start page storage means 7 which stores the print start page, a print end page storage means 8 for the print end page, a display page number storage means 9 which stores the number of a page displayed on the display means, and a control means 1 which prints the document according to the display page number stored in the display page number storage means as the print start page. Then the print format item of the print start page and print end page is provided with the item for selecting the display page of the prepared document.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document creating system and a printing method thereof, and more particularly, to a document creating system and a printing method for designating a print start or end page when printing a created document.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a document creating system, when a range of pages to be printed is specified for printing a created document, the default value is used as it is, or an operator inputs an arbitrary page number to specify it. Was there.

For example, when the default value is used as it is, in many document creation systems, the start page is set to 1
Since the page number and end page are set in advance as the last page of the document, the entire document can be printed.

When an operator inputs an arbitrary page number, the operator confirms beforehand the range of pages to be printed in the created document from the display screen on which the created document is displayed. , The screen for setting the print format is displayed, and the print start page and the end page are input.

An outline of the conventional document printing method will be described below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In step S51, when in the document creation state, a document input screen for displaying the document being created is displayed on the display screen.

Next, in step S52, when the document is to be printed during or immediately after the creation of the document, the display screen is switched to the print format setting screen for setting the print format in step S53. At this time, various format settings necessary for printing are made. Here, the following printing flow will be described with particular attention paid to the page number of printing.

It is assumed that one page is set as the default value of the print start page and the last page of the document is set as the default value of the print end page. Step S
When the print start page is changed at 54, the start page is set by inputting the page number (step S55). If the print start page is not changed, the process proceeds to step S57. In step S56, it is confirmed whether or not the input page number is correct. If it is not correct, the process returns to step S54, and if it is correct, the process proceeds to step S57.

In step S57, when the print end page is changed, the end page is set by inputting the page number (step S58). If the print end page is not changed, the process is step S60.
Move the processing to.

In step S59, it is confirmed whether or not the input end page number is correct. If it is not correct, the process returns to step S57, and if it is correct, the process proceeds to step S60.

In step S60, another print format is input, and in step S61 it is confirmed whether the setting contents are correct. If it is correct, the document is printed (step S6).
2). If the print setting is canceled, the process returns to step S51, and if the setting is performed again, the process S is performed.
Return to 54.

The above is the outline of the conventional printing method.
If you want to print only the current display page, check how many pages are displayed on the document input screen, switch to the print format setting screen, and set the display page as the start page and end page. There is a need.

[0012]

However, in the conventional method as described above, when the user sets an arbitrary print page number which is not the default value, the user is allowed to print before displaying the print format setting screen. It is necessary to check the start page and end page in advance. Then, it was necessary to directly input the values of the numbers of the start page and the end page.

Further, since the page number of the document displayed on the document input screen cannot be known when the print format setting screen is displayed, the page number displayed on the print format setting screen is displayed without changing. If it is necessary to print only the displayed page after entering the page, it is necessary to return to the document input screen again and check the page number being displayed, which is annoying for the operator. During document creation, there are quite a lot of requests in the document creation work to print only this displayed page and check the contents.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances. By providing an item for selecting the display page of the created document as the print start or print end page on the print format setting screen, the display page is displayed. It is not necessary to keep track of the page number of the document because it is not necessary to directly enter the value of the number, and the page currently displayed can be easily set as the print start page or print end page. An object of the present invention is to provide a document creation system and a printing method capable of reducing an operator's operation load, preventing an erroneous operation, and printing quickly and accurately.

[0015]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of the present invention. As shown in the figure, according to the present invention, an input unit 2 for inputting characters and control commands, a display unit 4 for displaying a created document and print format items, an output unit 3 for printing the document, and a document creation unit. Control program storage means 5 for storing the control program, document storage means 6 for storing the created document, print start page storage means 7 for storing the start page of the document to be printed designated by the input means, and the input Print end page storage means 8 for storing the end page of the document to be printed designated by the means, display page number storage means 9 for storing the page number currently displayed on the display means, and display page number storage means And a control means 1 for controlling the output means to print a document by using the display page number stored in the print start page as the print start page. There is provided a document creation system characterized by providing an item for selecting a display page of the document that was created print format items of the printing end page.

Further, as a printing method of this document creating system, when setting the print format of the document creating system, the control means 1 constantly monitors the page number of the document displayed on the display means 4, and the page The number is stored in the display page number storage means 9, and the display means 4 is operated by the input means 2.
After setting and inputting the print format item in which the page of the document displayed above is the print start page or the print end page, the control unit 1 sets the display page number of the document stored in the display page number storage unit 9. The print start page storage means 7 or the print end page storage means 8 is stored.
After inputting a print start instruction by the input unit 2, the output unit 3 prints from the stored print start page to the print end page.

The control means 1 is usually a CP.
U is used. Further, the control program storage means 5
For example, a ROM or a fixed disk device is used. A RAM is used as the document storage unit 6, the print start page storage unit 7, the print end page storage unit 8, and the display page number storage unit 9. A keyboard, a mouse, a tablet or the like is used as the input means 2. The display means 4 is a CRT.
Alternatively, a liquid crystal display or the like is used. A printer is used as the output unit 3.

[0018]

In the document creation system, the control means constantly monitors the page number of the document displayed on the display means at the time of creating the document and stores the page number in the display page number storage means.

When the print format of a document is set with the display page of the document as the print start page, the operator uses the input means to set the print format setting item for which the page of the document displayed on the display means is the print start page. Enter the settings.

After inputting the above setting, the control means stores the display page number of the document stored in the display page number storage means in the print start page number. After setting the print format, the operator inputs an instruction to start printing by the input means. After that, the control unit causes the output unit to perform printing from the stored print start page.

In addition, when setting the print format of a document with the display page of the document as the print end page, the operator uses the input means to set the print format in which the page of the document displayed on the display means is the print end page. Enter the setting items.

After the setting is input, the control means stores the display page number of the document stored in the display page number storage means in the print end page number. After setting the print format, the operator inputs an instruction to start printing by the input means. After that, the control means causes the output means to perform printing up to the print end page.

According to the present invention which operates as described above, by providing the print format setting item for setting the display page of the document as the print start or print end page, the value of the display page number is not directly input. To save
It is not necessary to keep track of the display page number of the current document, and the page currently displayed can be easily set as the print start page or print end page.

[0024]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below based on the embodiments shown in the drawings. However, this does not limit the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a system device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 21 is a CPU,
Reference numeral 22 is an internal storage device, 23 is an input device, 24 is a display device, 25 is an output device, and 26 is an external storage device.

The internal storage device 22 is composed of a ROM 22a and a RAM 22b, and a control program for executing processing procedures for document creation and printing is normally stored in the ROM 22a. The created document is stored in the RAM 22b, but when saved, it is stored in the external storage device 26, for example, a floppy disk or a hard disk.

The print format setting items are also RAM 22b.
The print start page number, the print end page number, and the display page number, which are information necessary for configuring the present invention, are stored in the RAM 22b. Also, the final page number of the created document can be R if necessary.
It is preferable to store it in the AM 22b.

A keyboard is usually used as the input device 23, which is used for inputting characters and giving instructions for printing, editing, etc.
This is for inputting settings. The display device 24 is a CRT
Or, the liquid crystal display is used, but during document creation, the document input screen that displays the document to be created is displayed, and the document page number to print, the number of lines per page,
When setting a print format such as line spacing, a print format setting screen is displayed by an input instruction from the keyboard.
The output device 25 prints a created document or the like.

Next, the operation of the document creating system according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 shows an operation flowchart of one embodiment of the present invention. In step S100, when the document is being created, the display screen displays a document input screen for displaying the document being created. In step S101, the CPU 21 stores the display page number of the document currently displayed on the document input screen in the RAM 22b.

Next, in step S102, whether or not to print the document is checked during or immediately after the creation of the document, and if there is a key input by the operator to activate the printing operation, step S103. The display screen is switched to the print format setting screen for setting the print format, and the process proceeds to step S104. If there is no key input for the printing operation, step S10
Returning to 1, the document input screen is still displayed.

In step S104, the operator moves the cursor on the print format setting screen so as to select the setting item of the print start page. FIG. 4 shows an example of the print format setting screen. Here, three selection items of “display page”, “arbitrary”, and “first page” are prepared as setting items of the print start page.

In step S105, an item designation input for instructing which of these three selection items is to be the print start page is performed by the keyboard 23.

The "display page" is a selection item for setting the display page of the current document as the print start page. When the operator key-inputs "1", the display page is selected as the print start page. .

Thereafter, in step S106, the CPU
21 sets the display page number of the document as the print start page. This setting operation is performed by the CPU 21 in the RAM 22.
The display page number stored in b is read, and this value is set to R
This is performed by writing in the storage area allocated as the print start page of the AM 22b.

Further, the CPU 21 sets "1" input by the operator to the item column A of the start page on the print format setting screen.
To display. In step S107, when the operator confirms the display in the item column A and there is no error in the setting input by the operator, the process proceeds to step S110. If there is an error in the settings or if the settings are to be redone, the process returns to step S105.

In step S105, "arbitrary" means
This is a selection item for the operator to arbitrarily specify the print start page. When the operator inputs "2" by the key, the cursor moves to the item column A and an arbitrary page number can be input. Therefore, step S10
In 8, the operator inputs an arbitrary page number, and the CPU 21 stores the input page number in the RAM 22b as a print start page.

In step S109, the operator confirms whether the page number displayed in the item column A is correct, and if there is no error in the setting, step S110.
If there is an error or if the setting is to be redone, the process proceeds to step S105.

In step S105, "first page" is usually the default value of this document creation system, and the operator can set the print start page to the first page by pressing "3". It is a selection item for enabling. The operator is '3'
If is selected, the process proceeds to step S110.

In step S110, the operator moves the cursor on the print format setting screen so as to select the setting item of the print end page. In FIG. 4, three selection items of “display page only”, “arbitrary”, and “last page” are prepared as setting items of the print end page. In step S111, an item designation input for designating which of these three selection items is the print end page is performed using the keyboard 23.

"Display page only" is a selection item for setting the display page of the current document as the print end page,
The display page is selected as the print end page by the operator keying in "1".

Thereafter, in step S112, the CP
U21 sets the display page number of the document as the print end page. This setting operation is performed by the CPU 21 writing the display page number in the storage area of the print end page number on the RAM 22b, similarly to the setting of the print start page.

Further, the CPU 21 sets "1" input by the operator to the item column B of the end page on the print format setting screen.
To display. In step S113, the operator confirms whether or not there is an error in the setting, and when there is no error in the setting, moves to step S116, and when there is an error, moves the process to step S111.

In step S111, "arbitrary" means
This is a selection item for the operator to arbitrarily set the print end page, and when the operator inputs "2" by key, the cursor moves to the item column B and an arbitrary page number can be input. Therefore, step S114
At, when the operator inputs an arbitrary page number, the CPU 21 stores the input page number in the RAM 22b as a print end page.

In step S115, step S109
The same determination is made, and if there is no error in the setting, the process proceeds to step S116, and if there is an error or the setting is redone, the process proceeds to step S111.

In step S111, "final page" means the page number in which the last character of the created document exists. Although not shown in the example, this final page is stored in the RAM 22b during the creation of the document. It should be. When the operator inputs "3" by key, the print end page in the RAM 22b is set as the last page of the document.

After this, the process proceeds to step S116.
In step S116, setting items for format items other than the print page number are input. In step S117, it is confirmed whether the settings of all format items are correct. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, a display prompting confirmation of the setting of the print format item is displayed.

[OK], [CAN] and [CORT] in FIG. 4 are dedicated keys prepared in advance on the keyboard. In step S117, [CA
If the [N] key is pressed, printing is stopped, the display is switched from the print format setting screen to the document input screen, and the process is performed in step S1.
Return to 00. When the [CORT] key is pressed in step S117, the process returns to step S104 in order to reset the print settings. When the [OK] key is pressed in step S117, the process proceeds to step S118, and the document is printed in the set format.

The above is an outline of the processing flow of document creation and printing. In the print format setting screen of the present invention, the display page of the created document as shown in FIG. 4 is selected as the print start or print end page. By providing the item, it is not necessary to directly input the value of the display page number, and it is not necessary to keep track of the display page number of the document.

[0048]

According to the present invention, when setting the print format of the document creation system, in the print format setting screen,
By providing an item to select the display page of the created document as the print start or print end page, it is not necessary to directly enter the value of the display page number, so there is no need to keep track of the display page number of the document. It is possible to easily set the currently displayed page as the print start page or the print end page, which reduces the operator's operation load in printing, prevents erroneous operations, and enables quick and accurate printing. .

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a system device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a system operation flowchart of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of a print format setting screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of a conventional document creation system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 control means 2 input means 3 output means 4 display means 5 control program storage means 6 document storage means 7 print start page storage means 8 print end page storage means 9 display page number storage means 21 CPU 22 internal storage device 22a ROM 22b RAM 23 Input device 24 Display device 25 Output device 26 External storage device

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. Input means for inputting characters and control commands, display means for displaying a created document and print format items, output means for printing the document, and control program storage means for storing a control program for creating the document. A document storage unit for storing the created document, a print start page storage unit for storing a start page of the document to be printed designated by the input unit, and an end page of the document to be printed designated by the input unit. The print end page storage means to be stored, the display page number storage means to store the page number currently displayed on the display means, and the display page number stored in the display page number storage means are output as the print start page. And a control means for controlling the means to perform document printing, and create in the print form items of the print start page and print end page A document creation system characterized by providing an item for selecting a display page of the created document. 2. A printing method of a document creation system for creating and printing a document, wherein the control means constantly monitors the page number of the document displayed on the display means and stores the page number in the display page number storage means. , When setting the print format item of the document with the display page of the document as the print start page, after setting and inputting the print format item having the page of the document displayed on the display means as the print start page by the input means, The control unit stores the display page number of the document stored in the display page number storage unit in the print start page storage unit, inputs the print start instruction by the input unit, and then outputs the print start page from the stored print start page. A printing method for a document creation system characterized by printing. 3. A printing method of a document creating system for creating and printing a document, wherein the control means constantly monitors the page number of the document displayed on the display means and stores the page number in the display page number storage means. , When setting the print format item of the document as the print end page of the document, after setting and inputting the print format item of which the print end page is the page of the document displayed on the display means by the input means, The control unit stores the display page number of the document stored in the display page number storage unit in the print end page storage unit, and after inputting a print start instruction by the input unit, until the print end page stored in the output unit. A printing method of a document creation system, which is characterized by performing printing of a document.