JPH06231116A - Document preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a document preparing,device capable of reducing restriction to design and thereby diversifying document preparation by making it possible to change the size of an input area and character size due to the change in the input area size in a design mode. CONSTITUTION:A CPU 1 reads out design information from a design information memory 10 in accordance with a design mode input instruction inputted from a keyboard 2 and displays the read information on a display part 4. The CPU 1 generates document information consisting of character information or graphic information inputted to each design information input area. The CPU 1 changes the size of a specified input area in accordance with an instruction for changing the size and changes each character size of character information inputted to the input area whose size is changed in accordance with the changed size of the input area.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document creating apparatus having a design mode function for creating a design document such as a postcard.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a document creating apparatus can create a document in an arbitrary format within a set document creating format. Specifically, for example, a character string in the first line corresponding to the title can be created in double-width character size, or conversely, a document can be created in which only a specific line is converted into a single-byte character size character string.

By the way, some documents, such as postcards, are close to the standard format, and the contents to be created are limited to some extent depending on the intended use. For example, in the case of a New Year's card, the beginning part is composed of greetings for the New Year's card, and the middle part is composed of figures related to the zodiac and other sentences. In this example, the greeting at the beginning often uses enlarged characters such as double-width characters, and in other sentences, addresses and the like often use smaller-than-standard one-byte characters.

For creating a document such as a postcard, a standard format is prepared in advance and a desired document is prepared based on this standard format rather than creating within the range of the document creating format as in normal document creation. A mode for creating (hereinafter referred to as design mode) is convenient.

[0005]

In the conventional document creating apparatus, in addition to the document creating mode in the normal document creating format,
Some postcards and the like have a design mode for creating a document that is close to a standard format and whose creation content is restricted to some extent.

This design mode makes it possible to easily create a postcard or the like composed of greetings, graphics, and the like. However, in the conventional design mode, simply preparing an input area (frame area) for inputting greetings and graphics determines the size of characters that can be input in the input area of a preset size. There is a drawback that the design restrictions are large and the design contents are limited.

An object of the present invention is to allow the size of the input area and the character size associated with the change in the size of the input area to be changed in the design mode, thereby reducing design restrictions and consequently diversifying document creation. It is to provide a document creation device capable of achieving the above.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a design information storage in which a plurality of input areas provided on a sheet and design information for setting input information of a character or a graphic corresponding to each input area are stored in advance. And a design mode executing means for generating document information composed of character information or graphic information based on the design information, and a character size changing means for changing the character size input to the input area according to the changed size of the input area. It is a document creation device.

[0009]

In the present invention, the design information is read from the design information storage means and displayed on the display screen in response to the input instruction of the design mode. Design mode execution means,
Document information including character information or graphic information input to each input area of design information is generated. The character size changing means changes the size of the designated input area in response to an instruction to change the size, and sets each character size of the character information input to the resized input area as the changed size of the input area. Change accordingly.

[0010]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of a document creating apparatus according to the embodiment, FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a display screen according to the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a flow chart according to the embodiment. .

The present apparatus includes a display unit 4 including a microprocessor (CPU) 1, a keyboard 2, an input control unit 3, a liquid crystal display, etc., which executes a document creation / editing process and a design mode according to the present invention, and a display control unit. 5, a printer 6 and a print controller 7. The keyboard 2 has a design mode key 2a, a cursor key 2b, and a select / execute key 2c in addition to various character keys.

Further, the apparatus includes a document buffer 8 for storing created / edited document information, a work memory 9 used by the CPU 1 when executing the design mode, and design information for storing preset design information. A memory 10 is provided. Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described.

First, in the normal document creation mode, the CPU
Reference numeral 1 converts the character code input from the keyboard 2 into kana-kanji character data, and expands it in the document buffer 8 according to the document creation format set by the keyboard 2. CPU1
Displays a character pattern corresponding to each character of the document information expanded in the document buffer 8 on the screen of the display unit 4. further,
The CPU 1 executes the print processing of the document information created by the printer 6 in accordance with the print mode instruction from the keyboard 2.

In addition to such a document creation mode, the document creation apparatus of the present invention is provided with a design mode.
When the design mode key 2a of the keyboard 2 is operated, the CPU 1 executes the design mode (YES in step S1 of FIG. 3). First, the CPU 1 displays a design mode menu screen on the display unit 4 (step S
2). The types of design documents prepared in advance are displayed on the menu screen.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that the postcard design is selected by operating the cursor key 2b and the select / execute key 2c of the keyboard 2 (step S3). CPU1
Reads out design information corresponding to the postcard design from the design information memory 10 and displays it on the display unit 4 (step S4).

As shown in FIG. 2A, the design information has a plurality of input areas (input frames) 21, 22 and 23 within a range 20 corresponding to the size of a postcard. Input area 2
Reference numeral 1 is an area for inputting a greeting (ABCD), for example. In this input area 21, a plurality of types of greetings (Happy New Year, congratulations, etc.) are prepared in advance as a character string of double-width character size. The input area 22 is an area for inputting a figure associated with the zodiac, for example. Further, the input area 23 is an area for inputting other arbitrary sentences, and normally a character string of standard character size is input.

The CPU 1 determines the greeting text (ABCD) selected from a plurality of greeting texts prepared in advance as the input character string in the input area 21 by operating the cursor key 2b and the select / execute key 2c of the keyboard 2. To do. Further, a figure selected from a plurality of types of figures prepared in advance is determined as the input figure of the input area 22.

On the other hand, the CPU 1 determines the input character string (EFG ... MN) as the input figure in the input area 23 by operating the character keys of the keyboard 2 (step S).
5). The CPU 1 develops the confirmed input character string and graphic in the work memory 9, and displays the created postcard design document information on the display unit 4, as shown in FIG. Here, when the print mode key of the keyboard 2 is operated,
The CPU 1 causes the printer 6 to print the created postcard design document information.

Here, the cursor key 2b of the keyboard 2
When the size change of the input area 23 is instructed by the operation of, the CPU 1 shifts to a process of changing the size and each character size of the character string input in the frame of the input area 23 (YES in step S6). .

Specifically, the CPU 1 detects the character string and the number of characters input in the input area 23 which is a designated frame (step S7). Further, the changed size obtained by enlarging or reducing the frame size of the input area 23 is calculated (step S
8). The CPU 1 determines each character size of the character string based on the changed size of the input area 23 and the number of characters of the input character string (step S9). That is, each character size is determined so that the character string of the input number of characters is set in the frame of the resized input area 23.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 2B, the CPU 1 is placed in the input area 23 instructed to enlarge the frame size.
Develops a character string in which each input character size is enlarged (step S10). Further, as a matter of course, the CPU 1 develops a character string in which each input character size is reduced in the input area 23 instructed to reduce the frame size.

In this way, a document close to the standard format such as a New Year's postcard can be created by a simple input operation based on the design information prepared in advance. Further, in the present invention, the frame size of the input area set by the design information can be changed, and each character size of the character string input to this input area can be changed according to the changed size. Therefore, not only can the character string be input within the frame of the set input area, but the character string input after the input can be expanded by the enlarged or reduced character size within the limited range. . The limited range depends on the minimum character size in the case of reduction, and the other input area in the case of enlargement (see FIG. 2).
In the example of (B), it is a range that does not affect the input area 22).

[0024]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the size of the input area for inputting a character string in a document creating apparatus having a design mode for easily creating a postcard-like document close to a standard format. Can be changed so as to be enlarged or reduced according to an instruction, and each character size of the input character string can be changed according to the size change. Therefore, in addition to simply entering a character string in the set input area, each character size of the input character string can be changed arbitrarily within the limited range, so design restrictions are imposed. It is possible to reduce. Therefore, it is possible to diversify the document creation as a result.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

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

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... CPU, 2 ... Keyboard, 4 ... Display unit, 6 ... Printer, 8 ... Document buffer, 9 ... Work memory, 10 ... Design information memory.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A design information storage means for pre-storing a plurality of input areas provided on a sheet and design information for setting input information of a character or a graphic corresponding to each input area, and a design mode input instruction. In accordance with the display means for reading the design information from the design information storage means and displaying it on the display screen, and from the character information or the graphic information input to each of the input areas of the design information displayed on the display screen. And a design mode executing means for generating document information and changing the size of each of the input areas in which the character information is input by the design mode executing means according to an instruction to change the size of the designated input area. And the character size of each character information input to the input area whose size has been changed according to the changed size of the input area A document creating apparatus comprising a size changing unit. 2. Design information storage means for pre-storing a plurality of input areas provided on a sheet and design information for setting input information of a character or a graphic corresponding to each input area, and a design mode input instruction. In accordance with the display means for reading the design information from the design information storage means and displaying it on the display screen, and from the character information or the graphic information input to each of the input areas of the design information displayed on the display screen. And a design mode executing means for generating document information and changing the size of each of the input areas in which the character information is input by the design mode executing means according to an instruction to change the size of the designated input area. Then, the character string and the number of characters of the character information input in the size-changed input area are detected and based on the changed size and the number of characters. And a character size changing means for expanding the character string having the character size into the input area.