JPH07168818A - Document preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically change a page number addition position to another proper position by providing a means which compares a specified stitching position with the page number addition position and then changes the page number addition position to another proper position when the both are on the same side. CONSTITUTION:A document expansion part 13, a page adding processing part 16, a print control part, and a printer are a means which adds page numbers on the basis of page number addition information stored in a page number addition information part 19 and prints document data stored in a document format information part 17. Further, an input device and a stitching position information part 20 are a stitching position specifying means which specifies one of the top and bottom, and right and left sides of a form as the stitching position of a document; and the page number adding processing part 16 compares the stitching position, specified by the input device and stitching position information part 20, with the page number addition position based upon the page number addition information of the page addition information part 19 when the document data are printed. When both the positions are on the same side, the page number addition position can be changed to another proper position.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a word processor (WP) having various document creating / editing functions such as document creation, page numbering, binding position designation, etc., and a document creating apparatus such as a personal computer or desktop publishing (DTP).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a document creating apparatus such as a word processor, a personal computer, or desktop publishing (hereinafter collectively referred to as "document creating apparatus") has been widely used. Is the document data and the picture data (hereinafter, the document data includes the picture data). Also, the forms of documents to be created are various.

In the conventional document creating apparatus, it is possible to specify the typeface and size of the page number, the position of attachment, and the binding position of the printed paper for each page of the document data.
The page number can be printed on each page of the document data based on the designated position of the page number and the binding position. For example, when printing document data, the page number can be printed along with the document data on any of the top, bottom, left, and right sides of the paper.

[0004]

However, in the conventional document creating apparatus, the relationship between the document format information, the binding position information, and the page numbering information is weak and they are stored independently of each other. When creating document data for a page that has different format information from the standard master format information in one document, the binding position information and page numbering information are specified first even if the document format information is changed. Left in the same position.

When such document data is printed, when the paper directions after printing are aligned, the position of the page number deviates from the document data on the paper, and the page number and the binding position overlap and are printed. It will be printed or the orientation of the paper will be different when binding it, which will be different from what the user intended, it will be very difficult to see, and the document will look bad. .

Therefore, in order to obtain a desired print result when printing a document, the user is always aware of the change in the format information of the document, and when the format information of the document is changed, the binding position information of the document is changed. Since the page numbering information also has to be changed, the work of printing a document in a desired format becomes complicated, and there is a problem that it is very inconvenient to use.

Further, it is very difficult to obtain a print result of a document having a desired format by a single editing operation, a work load on the user increases, work efficiency deteriorates, and a correct print result is obtained. There is also a problem that wasteful paper is wasted by performing trial printing many times in order to obtain it.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to prevent the page number and the binding portion from overlapping when printing document data. Another object of the present invention is to be able to change the page number and the binding position so that the orientation of a page different from the format of other pages can be aligned with that of other pages when printing document data.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the document creating apparatus of the present invention designates which of the upper, lower, left, and right sides of the paper is the page numbering position when printing the document data. Page numbering position specification means to
Page numbering information storage means for storing page numbering information such as character size and typeface including page numbering position designated by the means, and document configuration information for storing document configuration information such as document data and format information A storage means and a printing means for printing the document data stored in the storage means by adding a page number based on the page numbering information stored in the page numbering information storage means.

Further, binding position designating means for designating whether the binding position of the document is one of the upper, lower, left and right sides of the sheet,
When printing the document data, the binding position designated by the means is compared with the page numbering position according to the page numbering information, and when both positions are on the same side, the page numbering position is set to another appropriate position. It is provided with a means for changing the position.

Further, when printing document data, if a page having format information different from the paper direction of the master format information exists in the document data, the page numbering position of the page is set to the paper direction of the master format information. It is advisable to provide means for changing to an appropriate position based on the binding position and the page numbering position.

Further, when the document data is printed, and when there is a page in the document data having the graphic data different from the paper direction of the master format information, the binding position and page numbering position of the page are set to the master format information. It is preferable to provide means for changing the position to an appropriate position based on the information on the binding position and the page numbering position.

[0013]

In the document creating apparatus according to the present invention, when the document data is printed on the paper, the binding position designated by the user and the page numbering position are the same position on the same side of the paper, The page numbering position can be automatically changed to another suitable position on the paper.

When printing document data on paper,
If there is a page with a format different from the paper direction of the master format information in the same document, the binding position and page numbering position specified by the user are applied as is to the master format information that is the basis of the document. However, for pages having other formats, the binding position information and the pagination information can be automatically changed to appropriate positions so that the positions are the same as the master format information.

Further, when the document data is printed on a sheet of paper, if the paper direction of the master format information as the reference in the document and the orientation of the plate data in the document are different, the master format information as the reference of the document. For the page, the binding position and the page numbering position specified by the user are applied as they are, and for the page where the picture data exists, the binding position and the page numbering position become the same position as the master format information. So that the page numbering information can be automatically changed to the proper location.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the internal configurations of the processing apparatus and storage apparatus of FIG. This document creation device includes an input device 1, an input control unit 2,
It comprises a processing device 3, a screen control unit 4, a display device 5, a storage control unit 6, a storage device 7, a print control unit 8 and a printing device 9.

The input device 1 is an input means such as a keyboard and a mouse, and inputs various operation instructions such as document creation / editing, document printing, pagination and binding position designation. The input controller 2 controls input of the input device 1. The processing device 3 is C
A microcomputer including a PU, a ROM, a RAM and the like is provided to control the entire document creating apparatus and perform processes related to various operations such as document creating and editing.

The screen control section 4 controls the display of the display device 5. The display device 5 is a display device such as a CRT or LCD, and displays document data (including illustration data) and various messages.

The storage control unit 6 controls reading / writing of various data from / to the storage device 7. The storage device 7 is a memory such as a hard disk device, an optical disk device, and a floppy disk device, and stores various data such as document data and picture data. The print control unit 8 includes a printing device 9
Control print control. The printing device 9 is a printer such as a laser printer and a dot printer, and prints various data such as document data and plate data on a sheet.

As shown in FIG. 1, the processing device 3 has various functions realized by a microcomputer. According to the present invention, the processing instruction unit 12 and the document expansion unit 1 are provided.
3. Document layout processing unit 14, plate layout processing unit 15, page layout processing unit 16, document format information unit 17, graphic layout position information unit 18, page layout information unit 19, and binding position information unit 20 are provided. ing. The storage device 7 also has the functions of the document storage unit 10 and the illustration storage unit 11.

The process instructing section 12 inputs the document data and the picture data from the input device 1 and performs the input operation such as the page numbering and the binding position designation, and the document expanding section 13, the document allocation processing section 14, and the picture layout. It controls the processing instruction to the processing unit 15 and the pagination processing unit 16.

The document expansion unit 13 reads the document data stored in the document storage unit 10 and reads the document format information unit 17
Is expanded based on the document format information of the document data stored in, and the plate data stored in the plate storage unit 11 is read, and based on the plate layout position information stored in the plate layout position information unit 18. expand. Further, it also writes (stores) the document data in the document storage unit 10 and the illustration data in the illustration storage unit 11.

The document allocation processing section 14 reads, writes, and changes the document format information with respect to the document format information section 17.
The plate layout processing unit 15 reads, writes, and changes the plate layout position information with respect to the plate layout position information unit 18. The pagination processing unit 16 reads and writes pagination information such as page numbering position, page number size, and typeface with respect to the pagination information unit 19 and reads and writes binding position information with respect to the binding position information 20. It also changes the numbering position information and the binding position information.

The document format information section 17 stores document configuration information which is format information such as a paper size and a paper orientation of document data. The graphic layout position information unit 18 stores layout position information of the graphic data. The pagination information unit 19 stores pagination information that is information such as page numbering positions, page number character sizes, and typefaces. The binding position information unit 20 stores binding position information for a sheet on which document data is printed.

The input device 1 corresponds to page numbering position designating means for designating whether the page numbering position at the time of printing the document data is the upper, lower, left, or right side of the sheet, and the page numbering information is specified. The unit 19 corresponds to a page numbering information storage unit that stores page numbering information such as a character size including a page numbering position designated by the input device 1 and a typeface.

Further, the document allocation processing unit 14 and the document format information unit 17 correspond to document configuration information storage means for storing document configuration information such as document data and format information, and the document expansion unit 13 and the pagination processing unit. 16, the print control unit 8 and the printing apparatus 9 print the document data stored in the document format information unit 17 by adding page numbers based on the page numbering information stored in the page numbering information unit 19. It corresponds to printing means.

Further, the input device 1 and the binding position information section 20
Corresponds to a binding position designating unit that designates the binding position of the document to one of the upper, lower, left, and right sides of the paper, and the pagination processing unit 16 uses the input device 1 to print the document data.
And the binding position designated by the binding position information unit 20 and the page numbering position by the page numbering information of the page numbering information unit 19 are compared, and when both positions are on the same side, the page numbering position is set to another appropriate value. It corresponds to a means for changing the position.

Further, when printing the document data, when the document data contains a page having format information different from the paper direction of the master format information, the page numbering position of the page is set. It corresponds to a means for changing to an appropriate position based on the paper direction, binding position and page numbering position of the master format information.

Further, when printing the document data, the pagination processing unit 16 determines the binding position and the page of the page when the document data has a page having plate data different from the paper direction of the master format information. It corresponds to a unit that changes the numbering position to an appropriate position based on the binding position and page numbering position information of the master format information.

Next, the processing of this document creating apparatus will be described. Normally, the processing device 3 waits for a user to input document data such as a character string or plate data or an instruction such as document editing and printing from the input device 1 at the time of document editing. Since the processing relating to the input of character strings and illustrations and the input of instructions such as editing and printing of these in the document creating apparatus is general, the description thereof is omitted.

Various data input from the input device 1 during document editing are transmitted from the input control unit 2 to the processing instruction unit 12. The processing instruction unit 12 distributes the instruction according to the content of the transmitted data. If it is document data such as a character string, an instruction is sent to the document expansion unit 13, and the document expansion unit 13 sends the document data to the document storage unit 10 via the storage control unit 6.
If the picture data is stored in the storage control unit 6, an instruction is sent to the document development unit 13, and the document development unit 13 stores the illustration data in the storage control unit 6.
It is stored in the illustration data section 11 via the.

The process instructing unit 12 sends an instruction to the plate layout processing unit 15 if it is an instruction to create a plate by an interactive command with the user, and the plate layout processing unit 15 sends the plate layout instructed by the input device 1. The image arrangement position information is determined according to the position and stored in the image arrangement position information unit 18. Further, if it is an instruction to register or change the document format information by an interactive instruction with the user, the instruction is sent to the document allocation processing section 14, and the document allocation processing section 14 registers the document format information in the document format information section 17. Or make changes.

Further, if there is an instruction to register or change the page numbering position, the character size of the page number, and the paging information such as the typeface by an interactive instruction with the user, the instruction is sent to the paging processing section 16. The pagination processing unit 16 stores the pagination information instructed by the input device 1 in the pagination information unit 19. The page numbering position information includes, for example, 8 corners of the four corners of the paper and the midpoint of each side.
There are points.

Furthermore, if the binding position registration or change instruction is given by an interactive instruction with the user, the instruction is sent to the pagination processing unit 16, and the pagination processing unit 16 is instructed by the input device 1. Information binding position information section 2
Store at 0. The binding position information includes, for example, four corners of paper and four sides of paper.

Then, the processing instruction unit 12 sends an instruction to the document expansion unit 13 when the display of the document data (including the plate data) is instructed, and the document expansion unit 13 stores the document stored in the document storage unit 10. The data is read and developed based on the document format information stored in the document format information section 17,
The image data stored in the image storage unit 11 is read out and expanded based on the image arrangement position information stored in the image arrangement position information unit 18, and the expanded document data and the image data are displayed on the screen control unit. 4 is displayed on the screen of the display device 5.

Further, the processing instruction unit 12 sends an instruction to the document expansion unit 13 when the printing of the document data (including the plate data) is instructed, and the document expansion unit 13 is stored in the document storage unit 10. The document data is read out and expanded based on the document format information stored in the document format information section 17,
The image data stored in the image storage unit 11 is read out and developed based on the image arrangement position information stored in the image arrangement position information unit 18.

Then, the page numbering processing unit 16 reads out the page numbering information stored in the page numbering information unit 19 and the binding position information stored in the binding position information unit 20, and uses the page numbering information as the page numbering information. Based on the binding position information, the binding position is assigned to each page of the developed document data and the figure data, the page number is assigned, and the print control unit 8 prints the data of each page on the paper by the printing device 9. .

Next, the process for changing the page numbering position to an appropriate position when the designated binding position and the page numbering position are the same when printing the document data will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process of changing the page numbering position to an appropriate position when the binding position and the page numbering position are at the same position.

In this process, when the document data is printed, the document data is developed based on the document format information, and then the binding position of the document is designated, the document format information is read out, and the page is paginated as shown in FIG. When the information is read, it is determined whether the binding position information and the page numbering position information of the page numbering information are the same position, and if they are not the same position, the page numbering position information that is the page numbering position information remains in the document data. expand. Then, the document data is printed.

On the other hand, if the binding position information and the page numbering position information are the same position, the page numbering position information is changed to an appropriate position different from the binding position information, and the page numbering information by the changed page numbering position information is changed. To the document data. Then, the document data is printed.

Further, this processing will be described in detail. When the execution of document printing is instructed, the designated document data is read out and developed based on the document format information, and the paging processing unit 16 reads the binding position information and the paging information of the document data, and The binding position information and the page numbering position information are compared.

As a result of the comparison, if the binding position information and the page numbering position information are at the same position on the paper, the page numbering position information does not overlap the binding position of the paper with the binding position information as a reference. Change to the correct position and update the pagination information. For example, when both the binding position and the page numbering position are specified in the upper left corner of the paper, the page numbering position is changed to the lower right corner, which is the opposite position on the diagonal line of the paper.

Then, the document data developed by the document developing unit 13 is printed on a sheet by the printing device 9 with a page number based on the changed pagination information and binding position information.

Therefore, the page number is printed on each page after printing at a position that does not overlap the binding position, and the page numbering position is also the same position on each page. In the above process, if only the page numbering position information of the page numbering information and the binding position information are read and compared, the processing efficiency can be improved by performing the reading process of only the necessary data.

Next, a specific printing example will be described.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the print result when the binding position and the page numbering position overlap, and FIGS. 5 to 7 show the printing results when the page numbering position is changed and printed so as not to overlap the binding position. It is a figure which shows an example.

As shown in FIG. 4, the paper 21 has a broken line frame 2
There is a margin outside the area of the document or illustration shown in 2.
You can specify the binding position in the margin of the side and add page numbers. If the binding position and the page numbering position are still specified in the upper left corner margin on the paper 21, as shown in the figure, the binding position (arrow 23 in the figure) specified in the upper left corner margin of the paper 21 (Fig. The page number "P.1" is printed so as to overlap the inside (indicated by "x" mark).

Therefore, the page numbering position changing process described above changes the page numbering position to an appropriate position that does not overlap the binding position. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the binding position of the paper 21 is the upper left corner margin (arrow 23 in the figure).
The page number "P.1" is printed in the lower right corner margin (indicated by arrow 24 in the figure).

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the page number "P.1" may be changed to be printed in the upper right corner margin (arrow 25 in the figure) of the paper 21, or as shown in FIG. , The page number “P.
It may be changed to print "1". Further, although not shown, printing may be performed at the center of the upper margin of the paper, the center of the right margin, the lower left corner margin, the center of the left margin, and the like.

In this way, when the document data is printed with page numbers, the binding position and the page numbering positions do not overlap on each page, and the document with the page numbers desired by the user can be operated by one operation. It is possible to obtain the print result of. Therefore, it is possible to save the labor for the user to correct the page numbering position based on the print result, improve the work efficiency, and reduce the failure in printing, so that it is possible to avoid the waste of paper.

Next, when the document data is printed, if a page having format information different from the paper direction of the master format information of the document data exists in the document data, the paper direction of the master format information of the document data is present. A process of changing the page numbering position information of a page having format information different from the master format information to an appropriate position based on the binding position information and the page numbering position information will be described.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a process for changing the page numbering position information of a page in a paper direction different from the master format information to an appropriate position. In this process, when the document data is printed, the document data is expanded based on the master format information of the document.

After that, as shown in FIG. 8, when the binding position of the document is designated, the format information of the document is read, and the pagination information is read, it is determined whether or not there is a page different from the paper direction of the master format information. If not, the page numbering information based on the page numbering position information as it is is developed into the document data. Then, the document data is printed.

On the other hand, if there is a page different from the paper direction of the master format information, the binding position information of the page having the master format information is checked, and based on the binding position information, the binding of the page different from the paper direction of the master format information is performed. The position information is changed to an appropriate position, and the page numbering position information is also changed to an appropriate position based on the changed binding position information,
The pagination information as it is is developed in the document data of the page according to the master format information.

Further, in the document data of the page of the format information different from the master format information, the page numbering information by the changed page numbering position information is developed. Then, the document data of each page is printed. In the above process, when comparing the paper orientations of the pages, if only the paper orientation of the document format information is read and compared, the processing efficiency can be improved by performing the readout processing of only the necessary data. it can.

Further, this processing will be described in detail. When the execution of document printing is instructed, the document data is expanded by the above-described processing, the document layout information is read from the document format information section 17 by the document allocation processing section 14, the format information in the document is checked, and the master format is read. Search for pages that have format information that differs from the paper orientation of the information.

Further, the paging processing unit 16 reads the binding position information and the page numbering information from the binding position information unit 20, and creates a page of format information different from the master format information obtained as a result of the search by the paging processing unit 16. On the other hand, when the page of the master format information format and the paper orientation are aligned, the page number position and the binding position are aligned,
The page numbering position information and the binding position information are changed to appropriate positions.

For example, when the binding position information of the page having the master format information is located in the upper left margin of the paper and the page number is located in the lower right corner of the paper, the paper different from the master format information obtained as a result of the search. The binding position information of the page in the direction is shifted clockwise on the sheet surface to change to the position of the upper right corner margin of the sheet.

At the same time, the page numbering position information is also changed to a position shifted like the binding position. That is,
The page numbering position information of the page in the paper direction different from the master format information obtained as a result of the search is shifted clockwise on the paper surface to a position in the lower left margin of the paper. Also, when the binding position information of the page having the master format information is located in the lower left corner margin of the paper, it is similarly shifted clockwise on the paper surface.

Alternatively, when the binding position information of the page having the master format information is located in the upper right corner margin of the paper and the page number is located in the lower right corner of the paper, the paper different from the master format information obtained as a result of the search. The binding position information of the page in the direction is shifted counterclockwise on the sheet surface and is changed to the position of the upper left corner margin of the sheet.

At the same time, the page numbering position information is also changed to a position shifted like the binding position. That is,
The page numbering position information of the page in the paper direction different from the master format information obtained as a result of the search is shifted counterclockwise on the paper surface to a position on the upper right corner margin of the paper. Also, when the binding position information of the page having the master format information is located in the lower right corner margin of the paper, it is similarly shifted counterclockwise on the paper surface.

Further, the binding position information of the page having the master format information is on the left side of the page (upper left corner, lower left corner of the paper).
If the page number is located at the lower right corner of the paper, the binding position information of the page in the paper direction different from the master format information obtained as a result of the search is shifted clockwise on the paper surface Change to the position of (upper right corner, upper left corner of paper).

At the same time, the page numbering position information is also shifted in the clockwise direction, which is the same as the binding position, to the position at the lower left corner of the paper. When the binding position information of the page having the master format information is located on the right side of the paper, it may be shifted counterclockwise on the paper surface.

Then, the pagination information based on the changed (updated) page numbering position information is expanded in the document data expanded by the document expansion section 13, and the content is transmitted to the print control section 8 and the printer 9 To print on paper by. Therefore, the printing result is printed such that when the pages of the printed document are aligned based on the binding position, the page numbers of the pages are the same.

Next, a specific example of printing will be described.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a print result when the page numbering position of a page in a paper direction different from that of the master format information is not changed, and FIG. 10 is an appropriate page numbering position of a page in a paper direction different from the master format information. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a print result when changed to.

As shown in FIG. 9, when four pages 30d are printed with document data whose page orientations are different from those of the other pages 30a to 30c, 30e, the binding position and the page numbering position are printed at the upper left corner and the upper right corner, respectively. Each page 30a-30e
The binding position is specified in the upper left corner (indicated by an "x" mark in the arrow 31 in the figure) on the paper, and each page number ("P.1" to "P.5") is specified in the upper right corner (indicated by the arrow 32 in the figure). ) Is printed.

Therefore, each page 30a to 3 after printing
When 0e is aligned with the binding position, 4 pages, 30d
However, the orientation of the paper is different from that of the other papers, which makes the bound document unreadable.

Therefore, the binding position and page numbering position of the page in the paper direction different from the master format information described above are changed to appropriate positions. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, for the fourth page 30d, the binding position is changed to the upper right corner on the paper (indicated by an “x” mark in the arrow 33 in the figure),
The page number "P.4" is rotated clockwise by 90 degrees and changed to the position of the lower right corner of the paper (indicated by arrow 24 in the figure) for printing.

Therefore, each page 30a to 3 after printing
When 0e is aligned by aligning the binding positions, the paper orientations of all pages are aligned in the same direction, and the page number positions of each page are all printed at the same position. It becomes a thing.

Thus, when the document data is printed with page numbers, if there is a page having format information different from the paper direction of the master format information in the document data,
Based on the paper direction and the binding position of the master format information of the document data, the page numbered information of the page having a direction different from the paper direction of the master format information is automatically changed to an appropriate position.

As a result, even if the format information is changed in the middle of creating and editing the document data, when the pages of the print result document are aligned based on the binding position, the page numbers are printed at the same position. It is possible to obtain the print result of the document with the page number desired by the user with a single operation, save the user the trouble of correcting the page numbering position based on the print result, and improve the work efficiency. In addition, it is possible to avoid wasteful use of paper by reducing printing failures.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the binding position and the page numbering position of a page whose paper orientation differs from other pages in document data consisting of a plurality of pages having the same paper size has been described. However, with respect to document data having pages of different paper sizes, if the binding position and the page numbering position are changed so that the paper orientations are aligned in the same manner, it is possible to make the bound document look good.

Next, when printing the document data, if there is a page in the document data that has picture data in a direction different from the paper direction of other pages, the paper direction and binding of the master format information of the document data are bound. A process of changing the binding position and page numbering position information of a page having picture data in a direction different from the paper direction of the master format information based on the position information and the page numbering position information will be described.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing a process for changing the page numbering position information of a page having plate data having a paper direction different from the master format information to an appropriate position. In this process, when the document data is printed, the document data is expanded based on the master format information of the document.

After that, as shown in FIG. 11, when the binding position of the document is designated, the format information of the document is read, and the pagination information is read, a page having plate data in a direction different from the paper direction of the master format information is obtained. It is determined whether or not there is, and if not, the page numbering information based on the page numbering position information as it is is developed into the document data. Then, the document data is printed.

On the other hand, if there is a page having picture data in a direction different from the paper direction of the master format information, the binding position information of the page having the master format information is checked, and the sheet of the master format information is printed based on the binding position information. Change the binding position information of a page that has picture data in a direction different from the direction to an appropriate position, change the page numbering position information to an appropriate position based on the changed binding position information, and follow the master format information. The pagination information as it is is expanded to the document data of.

Further, the page numbering information based on the changed page numbering position information is developed in the document data of the page having the illustration data in the direction different from the paper direction of the master format information. Then, the document data of each page is printed. In the above process, when comparing the paper direction of the page and the orientation of the graphic data, the comparison is made based on the direction of the characters in the graphic data.

Further, this processing will be described in detail. When the execution of document printing is instructed, the document data is expanded by the above-described processing, the document layout processing unit 14 reads the master format information of the document from the document format information unit 17, and the master format information of each page in the document data is read. Is checked to search for pages that have graphic data that differs from the paper orientation of the master format information. Further, the paging processing unit 16 reads the binding position information and the page numbering information from the binding position information unit 20, and compares the binding position information of the page having the master format information with the orientation of the plate data.

Then, when the page having the master format information obtained as a result of the search based on the comparison result and the graphic data having a different sheet orientation is aligned with the page of the format information of the master format information, the binding position is aligned. The page numbering position information and the binding position information are changed to appropriate positions so that the paper direction and the direction of the plate data are aligned and the positions of the page numbers are aligned.

For example, it is document data having a page having the same orientation as the sheet orientation of the page of the master format information but having plate data different from that orientation, and the binding position information of the page having the master format information is on the left side of the sheet. Or if it is located at the bottom corner and the page number is located at the bottom center of the paper,
The binding position information of a page that has picture data in the same direction as the paper direction of the master format information obtained as a result of the search but has a different direction of the picture data is the direction in which the character direction in the picture data is the line head direction. As described above, the sheet is changed to the lower right or upper corner position of the sheet.

At the same time, the page numbering position information is also changed to a position shifted like the binding position. That is,
The master format information obtained as a result of the search and the page numbering position information of the page having the figure data having the different paper direction are shifted on the paper surface and changed to the position at the center of the upper side of the paper.

Further, when the binding position information of the page having the master format information is located on the right side or the lower corner of the paper, the binding positions are set so that the character direction in the plate data is the line end direction. Change the position to the bottom or top corner of the left side of the paper, and change the page numbering position in the same way.

Alternatively, the document data is a document data having a page orientation different from the paper orientation of the master format information and having the same orientation of the illustration data, and the binding position information of the page having the master format information is at the upper left corner or the lower corner of the paper. If the page number is located in the center of the bottom edge of the paper, the binding position information of the page whose orientation is the same as the orientation of the figure data that is different from the orientation of the master format information obtained as a result of the search is used for other pages. The upper right corner of the paper or the upper left corner of the paper is changed so that both the paper direction and the direction of the plate data are aligned.

At the same time, the page numbering position information is also changed to the shifted position like the binding position. That is,
The page numbering position information of the page having the figure data having a different paper direction from the master format information obtained as a result of the search is shifted on the paper surface to be changed to the position at the center of the left side of the paper.

Further, even when the binding position information of the page having the master format information is located on the right side or the lower corner of the paper, the binding position is adjusted so that the paper orientations of other pages are aligned with the orientation of the figure data. And change the page numbering position.

Then, the pagination information based on the changed (updated) page numbering position information is expanded in the document data expanded by the document expansion section 13, and the contents are transmitted to the print control section 8 to be transmitted to the printing device 9 To print on paper by. Therefore, the printing result is printed such that when the pages of the printed document are aligned based on the binding position, the page numbers of the pages are the same.

Next, a specific printing example will be described.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a print result when the page numbering position of a page having picture data different from the paper direction of the master format information is not changed, and FIG. 13 is of a page having picture data different from the paper direction of the master format information. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a print result when the page numbering position is changed to an appropriate position.

As shown in FIG. 12, the third page 40c is a page having the plate data 47 different from the paper orientation of the first, second, fifth pages 40a, 40b, 40e, and the fourth page, the fourth page 4
When the document data in which 0d is the page having the illustration data 48 in the same direction as the paper orientation different from the other pages 40a to 40c and 40e is printed at the binding position and the page numbering position at the upper left corner and the center of the lower side, respectively. , The binding position is specified at the upper left corner (indicated by an “x” mark in the arrow 41 in the figure) on the paper of each page 40a to 40e, and each page number (“P. ~ "P.
5 ") is printed.

Therefore, each page 40a-4 after printing
If 0e is aligned with the binding position, 3 pages 40c
The image data 47 of FIG. 4 is in a direction different from the paper direction, and the paper direction of the 4th page 40d is different from that of other papers, which makes the bound document unreadable.

Therefore, as described above, the page binding position and the page numbering position are changed to appropriate positions.
For example, as shown in FIG. 13, for the third page 40c, the binding position is set to the lower right corner of the paper so that the character direction of the graphic data 47 is aligned with the paper direction (indicated by “x” in the arrow 43 in the drawing).
Mark) and rotate the page number “P.3” 180 degrees clockwise to change to the position of the center of the upper side (44 in the figure) on the paper and print.

As for the 4th page 40d, the binding position is set to the upper right corner (see the figure) so that the sheet orientation is aligned with the other pages 40a-40c, 40d and the character orientation of the plate data 48 is aligned with the sheet orientation. Change to "(X) mark in the middle arrow 45" and change the page number "P.4" 90 clockwise.
The image is rotated once to change to the position of the center of the left side of the paper (indicated by arrow 46 in the figure) and printed.

Therefore, each page 40a-4 after printing
When 0e is aligned by aligning the binding positions, the paper orientations of all pages are aligned in the same direction, the orientations of the graphic data are aligned in the paper orientation, and the page number positions of each page are all printed at the same position. Therefore, it will be a good-looking document as a bound document.

In this way, when the document data is printed with page numbers, if the master format information as the reference of the document data and the orientation of the figure data of the page in the document data are different, the master format information Based on the binding position information and the page numbering position information for, the binding position information and page numbering information of the page where the picture data is present are automatically changed to appropriate positions.

Therefore, when the printed documents are aligned based on the binding position, the page numbers are printed at the same position, and the plate data can be bound in the correct direction. As a result, the print result of the document with the page number desired by the user can be obtained with a single operation. Then, it is possible to save the labor for the user to correct the page numbering position based on the print result, improve the work efficiency, and reduce the failure in printing, so that it is possible to avoid the waste of paper.

In the above embodiment, when the binding position and the page numbering position of a page in which the orientation of the picture data is different from the paper orientation of other pages in the document data consisting of a plurality of pages having the same paper size are changed. However, if the binding position and page numbering position are changed so that the orientations of the illustration data are aligned in the paper direction in the same way for document data that has pages with different paper sizes,
It is possible to make the bound document look good.

Further, regarding the mark indicating the binding position on each page of the paper at the time of printing (indicated by "x" in the above example, other marks may be used), the printed page is bound if printed. It is convenient as a guide for the time.
When printing is not performed to improve the appearance after printing, if the positions and orientations of the page numbers are aligned, the paper orientation and the plate orientation of each page can also be aligned.

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As described above, according to the document creating apparatus of the present invention, when the document data is printed, the binding position designated by the user and the page numbering position are on the same side of the paper. If it is the same position of, the page numbering position is automatically changed to another appropriate position on the paper, so it is possible to prevent the page number of each page of the printed paper and the binding part from overlapping. The work burden on the user is reduced, and the printing paper is not wastefully consumed.

When printing document data on paper,
If there is a page in the same document that has a format that differs from the paper orientation of the master format information, place the page number and the binding location at an appropriate position so that the orientation of the page that differs from the format of the other page aligns with the other page. Since the change is automatically made, the orientation of each page can be aligned when the printed paper is bound, the user's work load is reduced, and the print paper is not wastefully consumed.

Further, when the document data is printed on a sheet, if the sheet direction of the master format information which is the reference in the document and the direction of the plate data in the document are different, the page direction of the plate data is changed to another direction. The page number and binding or the book is automatically changed to an appropriate position so that it is aligned with the page, so when printing the printed sheets, the orientation of each page can be aligned, reducing the work burden on the user, There is no waste of printing paper.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an internal configuration of a processing device and a storage device of a document creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document creation device that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process of changing the page numbering position to an appropriate position when the binding position and the page numbering position are at the same position.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a print result example when a binding position and a page numbering position overlap each other.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a print result example when the page numbering positions are changed and printed so that they do not overlap the binding positions.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a print result example when the page numbering positions are changed and printed so as not to overlap the binding positions.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a print result when the page numbering positions are changed and printed so as not to overlap the binding positions.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a process when changing the page numbering position information of a page in a paper direction different from the master format information to an appropriate position.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a print result when the page numbering position of a page in a paper direction different from that of master format information is not changed.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a print result when a page numbering position of a page having a paper direction different from that of master format information is changed to an appropriate position.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a process when changing the page numbering position information of a page having plate data of a paper direction different from the master format information to an appropriate position.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a print result example when the page numbering position of a page having graphic data different from the paper direction of the master format information is not changed.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a print result when a page numbering position of a page having graphic data different from the paper direction of the master format information is changed to an appropriate position.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Input device 2: Input control unit 3: Processing device 4: Screen control unit 5: Display device 6: Storage control unit 7: Storage device 8: Print control unit 9: Printing device 10: Document storage unit 11: Illustration storage unit 12: Processing instruction section 13: Document expansion section 14: Document allocation processing section 15: Illustration layout processing section 16: Pagination processing section 17: Document format information section 18: Illustration placement position information section 19: Pagination information section 20: Binding Position information part 21: Paper 47, 48: Illustration data

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A page numbering position designating means for designating which of the upper, lower, left and right sides of the paper the page numbering position for printing the document data, and the page numbering position designated by the means. A page numbering information storage means for storing page numbering information such as character size and typeface, and a document configuration information storage means for storing document configuration information such as document data and format information. In a document creation apparatus having a printing unit that prints the document data stored by adding page numbers based on the page numbering information stored in the page numbering information storage unit, A binding position designating unit that designates one of upper, lower, left, and right sides, and a binding position designated by the unit when printing the document data, and the page number. Attached by comparing the page numbering position by the information, document creation device, characterized in that a means for changing the page numbering position other suitable position when on both positions the same side. 2. The document creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when printing document data, when a page having format information different from the paper orientation of the master format information exists in the document data, the page number of the page A document creating apparatus comprising means for changing an attaching position to an appropriate position on the basis of a sheet direction, a binding position and a page numbering position of the master format information. 3. The document creation apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, when printing document data, if there is a page having plate data different from the paper direction of the master format information in the document data, A document creating apparatus comprising means for changing the binding position and the page numbering position to appropriate positions based on the information of the binding position and the page numbering position of the master format information.