JPH06266712A - Word processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a word processor which can easily confirm the corresponding relation between a chart and a sentence part explaining the chart on a display means when the layout display is carried out for a document including the charts and sentences. CONSTITUTION:A document includes the chart data which are created by an image scanner, etc., based on the chart inserting position data and arranged in a sentence text created via the character keys, etc. Then the document is displayed on a CRT display, and the layout of the document is displayed with push of a layout display mode key (S3 and S4). Meanwhile the identification data on the chart selected and decided by a cursor key and a return key is picked up with retrieval of the chart identification data included in the sentence text. Then the chart identification data is displayed with emphasis (S7 and S8). Furthermore the chart is magnified and displayed (S10) when a magnification key is pushed (YES of S9).

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 capable of creating a document in which a figure and a sentence such as characters are mixed on a display means, and more particularly, when a layout of such document is displayed, The present invention relates to a document creation apparatus which enables easy confirmation of correspondence between a chart and a text portion for explaining the chart on a display means and enables enlarged display of the chart.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, various document creating apparatuses have been proposed which can create a document in which a chart and a text are mixed on a display device. When a document including a chart is created by such a document creation device, the user generally selects the document being created,
Alternatively, in many cases, it is desired to confirm the arrangement state (layout) of diagrams and sentences in the created document.

In order to incorporate the demands of users of this kind, many conventional document preparation apparatuses have a layout function. When the layout function is executed, the characters of the text in the document and the chart are encoded and displayed ( Letters in dots,
The chart is displayed in a frame or the like), or the chart and the characters of the text are reduced at a certain ratio and displayed. By using such a layout function, it is possible to easily confirm the arrangement state of the chart and the text in the document.

[0004]

However, in the method of encoding and displaying a chart and a sentence provided in the conventional document creating apparatus, the layout image of the chart and the sentence is known, but the chart and the sentence are not recognized. It is not possible to confirm the correspondence with the text that explains the chart. Further, in the method of reducing the layout of the figure and the text in the conventional document creation device at a fixed ratio and displaying the layout, the figure and the text in the document are more than the case where the figure and the text are encoded and layout-displayed. Although it is easy to confirm the relationship, it is often very difficult to read charts and sentences as long as the layout is reduced and displayed at a fixed ratio.

Therefore, even when any of the layout display methods described above is adopted, there is a problem in that it is not possible to easily confirm the correspondence between the chart in the document and the portion for explaining the chart. As a result, it is necessary to actually print the created document on a trial basis in order to confirm the correspondence between the chart and the description portion of the document, and the printing work is extremely complicated.
This wastes printing paper.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and when a layout display of a document in which a chart and a sentence are mixed is performed, the chart and the chart are explained on the display means. It is possible to easily check the correspondence relationship between the text part and the content of the figure and table, and it is necessary to check the correspondence between the figure and the text by actually printing the document on a trial basis. It is an object of the present invention to provide a document creation device that does not have a print job and can prevent waste of printing paper.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a document creating apparatus capable of creating a document in which a figure and a sentence such as characters are mixed on a display means and displaying the figure and the sentence. A command to create and to display the layout of the figure and the text inputted through the document input means on the display means, the document input means for inputting the identification data for identifying the figure and the text in each figure and the text Layout instruction means, a chart selection means for selecting a desired chart from the charts displayed on the display means based on the instruction by the layout instruction means, and identification data in the chart selected through the chart selection means. When the identification data is found in the text by the search means, the search means searches the identification data input in the text while reading the It is configured to include a display control means for controlling the display means so as to highlight on the display unit identification data. Further, the display control means is provided with enlargement display command means for instructing to enlarge and display the chart selected by the chart selection means on the display means, and the display control means is selected based on the instruction from the enlargement display instruction means. The display means is controlled to enlarge and display the chart on the display means.

[0008]

In the present invention having the above-described structure, first, the document including the chart and the sentence is created while being displayed on the display means via the document input means. At this time, identification data for specifying the chart is input into each chart and sentence. Then, when there is a layout command from the layout command means, the layout of the charts and sentences in the document is displayed on the display means based on the command. After that, when a desired chart is selected by the chart selecting means, the identification data in the selected chart is read by the searching means and the identification data input in the sentence is searched. When the identification data is found in the sentence as a result of the search by the search means, the searched identification data is highlighted on the display means under the control of the display control means. As a result, the correspondence between the chart displayed on the display means and the explanatory portion of the chart can be easily confirmed.

Further, when it is instructed by the enlargement display command means to enlarge and display the chart selected by the chart selection means, the selected chart is displayed under the control of the display control means. It is enlarged and displayed on the display means. Thus, when the layout of a document is displayed, it is possible to confirm the correspondence between the chart and the explanation portion of the chart, and also the contents of the chart.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the document creating apparatus 1, and the front part of the document creating apparatus 1 (in FIG. 1,
A keyboard 2 provided with various keys is arranged on the lower side. The keyboard 2 includes character keys 3 for inputting characters and the like to create text text, and a layout display mode key 4 for instructing to display a layout of a text text text and a graphic chart on the CRT display 8 as described later. , Move the cursor up / down / left / right on the CRT display 8 or move the block cursor to select a chart (described later) Cursor keys 5, Confirm the chart selected by the cursor keys 5 A return key 6 for instructing the execution of processing, an enlargement key 9 for instructing to enlarge and display the chart fixed by the return key 6 as will be described later, and various other function keys necessary for the document creating apparatus 1 are arranged. It is set up.

From the right side of the document creating apparatus 1,
An image scanner 7 for reading a table, a graph, a picture (hereinafter referred to as a chart) as image data, and inputting and creating the chart data is connected. Here, when inputting and creating the chart data by the image scanner 7, identification data for identifying the chart is input through the character keys 3 and the like (the identification data may be any data as long as the chart can be identified, For example, according to the nature of the chart, "FIG. 1",
After "Figure 1", "Table 1", etc. are used) and the title of the figure is input, the image data of the figure is read by the image scanner 7. As a result, the image data of the figure and the identification data for specifying the figure and the title are input into the document creating apparatus 1.

Incidentally, such chart data is created by another chart creating apparatus, stored in a floppy disk, and then stored in the FD.
The document creation device 1 may be loaded by reading through the D device 16 (see FIG. 2). in this case,
The document creating apparatus 1 requires an application program for processing the chart data.

Further, a CRT display 8 is rotatably arranged on the back (upper side in FIG. 1) of the document creating apparatus 1, and the CRT display 8 is created on the CRT display 8 through the character keys 3. The written text and the chart data read via the image scanner 7 are displayed. Further, a printing mechanism PM is arranged at the rear part of the document creating apparatus 1. The printing mechanism PM basically comprises a textual text such as characters such as a platen and an ink jet head, and a chart including image data. It is composed of a print head capable of printing. Since this type of printing mechanism PM is known, its description is omitted here.

Next, the control system of the document creating apparatus 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the document creation apparatus 1, which is mainly composed of the control apparatus C. The control device C includes a CPU 10, a ROM 11, and an R, which are connected to each other via a bus line B.
It is composed of AM12. The CPU 10 performs various arithmetic processes according to various programs stored in the program memory 11A of the ROM 11. Also, ROM1
A program memory 11A provided in the ROM 11 stores a program necessary for performing various controls of the document creating apparatus 1, and a layout display control program, a document edit processing program, a print control program, and others described later. Various programs necessary for controlling the document creation device 1 are stored. Further, the RAM 12 temporarily stores data calculated by the CPU 10 based on each program stored in the program memory 11A, and stores text text such as characters input from the character keys 3 as code data. Text memory 12
A, and a work memory 12B provided with various memory areas. The work memory 12B is inserted in the text data stored in the chart data memory area 12C and the text memory 12A, which stores the identification data, the image data of the chart read together with the title of the chart through the scanner 7 or the like. Position data of the chart to be made (input by the character keys 3 etc. on the keyboard 2)
And a figure insertion position data memory area 12D that stores the data stored in the figure data memory area 12C in the text data stored in the text memory 12A based on the position data stored in the figure insertion position data memory area 12D. The edit data memory area 12E for storing the document data in which the created chart data is arranged and for editing the document, and the edit data memory 12 as described later.
A search data memory area 12F is provided for storing the position data of the identification data (existing in the portion for explaining the chart) searched in the text of the document data stored in E.

The keyboard 2 is connected to the control device C via the bus line B. When each key is pressed on the keyboard 2, the CPU 10 discriminates the pressed key and The process corresponding to the pressed key is executed. Further, a display control circuit 13 and a CRT display 8 are connected to the control device C via a bus line B, and the work memory 12B is provided on the CRT display 8 under the control of the display control circuit 13.
The document data (text data and chart data are mixed) stored in the edited data memory area 12E is displayed. Similarly, the print control circuit 14 and the print mechanism PM are connected to the bus line B.
Is controlled by the print control circuit 14 to print the document data displayed on the CRT display 8. In addition, the FDD control circuit 15 and the FDD device 16 are connected to the bus line B. The FDD device 16 is an FD
Under the control of the D control circuit 15, the chart data created by the other chart data creating apparatus as described above and stored in the floppy disk is read and transferred and stored in the chart data memory area 12C, or the document creating apparatus. The document data created in 1 and stored in the edit data memory area 12E is stored in the floppy disk.

Next, the operation of the document creating apparatus 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.
At this point, the text / text data stored in each of the text memories 12A, the chart data stored in the chart data memory area 12C of the work memory 12B,
Based on the chart insertion position data stored in the chart insertion position data memory area 12D, document data in which the chart data is mixed at a predetermined position in the text data is created and stored in the edited data memory area 12F. ,
It is assumed that such document data is displayed on the CRT display 8.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of the layout display control program. First, in step (hereinafter abbreviated as S) 1, initial settings such as clearing various memories provided in the RAM 12 are performed. After this, wait for key input from each key on the keyboard 2 (S
2) It is determined whether or not there is a key input from the layout display mode key 4 (S3). If there is no key input from the layout display mode key 4 (S3: NO), the process returns to S2 again and waits for a key input from the layout display mode key 4, while there is a key input from the layout display mode key 4. In the case (S3: YES), the layout of the document currently displayed on the CRT display 8 is displayed (S4).

The display state of such a layout is shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a document is displayed in a layout and a state in which a specific figure in the document is enlarged and displayed. On the left side of the CRT display 8, a layout in which text text and a figure in the document are mixed is displayed. It is displayed, and it can be seen that three charts F1, F2, and F3 are mixed in the text in the document. Also, C
On the right side of the RT display 8, as will be described later, a state in which the chart selected and confirmed by the return key 6 when the enlargement key 9 is pressed is enlarged and displayed.

Then, in S5, the block cursor BC
The (cursor displayed in the chart display area) is moved to the chart position at the uppermost position in the chart displayed on the CRT display 8. Here, in the example of FIG. 4, the block cursor BC is moved to the position of the chart F1. Then, the block cursor BC is moved to a desired position via the cursor keys 5 provided on the keyboard 2 to select a chart, and then the return key 6 confirms the selected chart (S6). In the example of FIG. 4, the chart F2 is selected and confirmed.

Next, the identification data of the chart selected and confirmed in S6 is read from the chart data memory area 12C and displayed on the CRT display 8 to pick up the identification data thus read. The beginning position TS of the text and the final position TE of the text are searched (S7). Then, when the identification data is searched in the text text, the position data in the text text of the picked-up identification data is stored in the search data memory area 12F. Then, based on the position data of the identification data stored in the search data memory area 12F, the chart corresponding to the chart identification data in the text text displayed on the CRT display 8 (the chart selected and confirmed in S6). ) Is highlighted (S8). In the example shown in FIG. 4, three identification data A are searched in the text and these three identification data are blink-displayed.

Subsequently, in S9, it is determined whether or not the enlargement key 9 has been pressed. If the enlargement key 9 has not been pressed (S9: NO), the layout display control is terminated while the enlargement key 9 is pressed. If (S9: YES)
In step S10, the graphic display selected and confirmed in S6 (the graphic display F2 in FIG. 4 is selected and confirmed) is enlarged and displayed on the CRT display 8 (S10), and then the layout display control ends. Such a display state is shown on the right side in FIG. In FIG. 4, the selected and confirmed chart F2 is enlarged and displayed.

After that, when a print key (not shown) provided on the keyboard 2 is pressed, the document displayed on the CRT display 8 is controlled by the print control circuit 14 so that the print mechanism PM is displayed. It is to be printed on the printing paper via the. As described above in detail, in the document creating apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the chart data created by the image scanner 7 or the like based on the chart insertion position data is included in the text text created via the character keys 3 or the like. The arranged document is displayed on the CRT display 8, the layout of the document is displayed according to the pressing of the layout display mode key 4, and the text data for picking up the identification data of the chart selected and confirmed by the cursor key 5 and the return key 6 is displayed. Since the figure identification data picked up is searched for by highlighting the figure identification data existing therein, the correspondence between the figure and the text portion explaining the figure can be easily confirmed on the CRT display 8. be able to. As a result, it is not necessary to actually print the document on a trial basis in order to check the correspondence between the chart and the explanation portion of the chart in the text, and the waste of printing paper will be accompanied by this. Can be prevented.

When the enlargement key 9 is pressed,
Since the chart selected and confirmed by the cursor key 5 and the return key 6 is enlarged and displayed on the CRT display 8, the contents of the chart can be confirmed while confirming the correspondence between the chart and its description. It is possible.
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it goes without saying that various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the layout display of a document in which a chart and a sentence are mixed is performed, the correspondence between the chart and the sentence portion for explaining the chart can be easily displayed on the display means. It is possible to check the contents of figures and tables at the same time, and there is no need to actually print a document on a trial basis to check the correspondence between figures and sentences. It is possible to provide a document creation device that can prevent the occurrence of the problem, and the effect produced by the device is great.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a document creation device.

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the document creation device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a layout display control program.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a document is displayed in a layout and a state in which a specific chart in the document is enlarged and displayed.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Document Creation Device 2 Keyboard 3 Character Key 4 Layout Display Mode Key 5 Cursor Key 6 Return Key 7 Image Scanner 8 CRT Display 9 Enlargement Key 10 CPU 11 ROM 11A Program Memory 12 RAM 12A Text Memory 12B Work Memory 12C Figure Data Memory Area 12D Figure insertion position data memory area 12E Edit data memory area 12F Search data memory area

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A document creating apparatus capable of creating a document in which a figure and a sentence such as characters are mixedly displayed on a display unit, and creating the figure and the sentence, and identifying the chart in each of the figure and the sentence. Document input means for inputting identification data, layout instruction means for instructing to display the layout of the chart and the text input through the document input means on the display means, And a chart selecting means for selecting a desired chart from the charts displayed on the displaying means, and reading the identification data in the chart selected through the chart selecting means, and the identification data input in the sentence. And a search means for searching for, when the identification data is found in the sentence by the search means, the identification data is displayed to be highlighted on the display means. Document creating apparatus characterized by comprising a display control means for controlling the stage. 2. A magnified display command means for commanding to magnify and display the chart selected by the chart selection means on the display means, wherein the display control means is based on a command from the magnified display command means. 2. The document creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display means is controlled so as to enlarge and display the selected chart on the display means.