JPH08221396A - Device and method for processing document - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To specify the part of a document valid for data including graphics and frames, etc., and to perform document composite calling by a page unit by providing a specified operation for performing partial calling by the page unit. CONSTITUTION: This processor is provided with a document memory 7 for storing document data, a page range specifying means 8 for specifying a page range to be called, a document checking means 9 for checking the contents of the specified document data and a specified range calling means 10 for calling only the page range specified by the page range specifying means from an external storage device. When a page unit calling processing is started, the content checking processing of the specified document is performed and the page number of the specified document is inspected. Then, the input of the page range to be called is received, and when the partial composite calling is instructed, the setting of other composite conditions is also possible along with the input of the page range. When a cursor page during editing is selected as a composite position, insertion is performed in front of the page where a cursor is present and composite calling is performed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document processing apparatus, and more particularly to editing a document, and more particularly to an operation method for calling a document composition call on a page basis.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When synthesizing and calling another document data stored in an external storage device or the like with document data currently being edited, in the conventional technique, the other document data is specified or the other document data is specified. The content of was partially specified line by line.

[0003]

Therefore, when the separate document data includes layout elements in page units, such as page transparent figures and frames, the page units effective for these elements are displayed. Partial call cannot be made.

An object of the present invention is to call document data,
It is possible to specify a valid document part for data including figures, frames, etc. by adding a part-page-specific specifying operation when calling composite. It is to provide an operation method that can call the document of the part.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an instruction means for instructing synthesis of document information,
Designating means for designating a page range of the document information to be synthesized, and control means for controlling so that the document information in the range designated by the designating means is synthesized with the document information being edited based on the instruction of the instructing means, There is provided a document processing device having: In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is preferably characterized by having selection means for selecting a combination position of document information to be combined. In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is preferably such that the synthetic position is
It is characterized in that it is before the page where the cursor is displayed, at the beginning of the document information being edited, and at the end of the document information being edited.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an instructing step for instructing composition of document information, an instructing step for instructing a page range of document information to be combined, and a document in an area specified by the instructing step. And a control step of controlling the information to be combined with the document information being edited on the basis of the instruction of the instruction step. In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is preferably characterized by having a selecting step of selecting a combining position of document information to be combined. In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is preferably characterized in that the combining position is before the page where the cursor is displayed, at the beginning of the document information being edited, or at the end of the document information being edited. To do.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of a document processing apparatus which realizes the present invention. The present invention includes a document memory RAM 1 in which document data such as character information is stored, an external storage device 2 for storing a plurality of recalled document data, a CPU 3 for processing such as document recall and synthesis, and a processing procedure. The stored ROM 4 and the list of data to be called,
It comprises a CRT 5 for displaying the called document data and the like, and an input device KB6 for selecting arbitrary data from the displayed document data and designating a page range to be called.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the structure of means necessary for realizing the present invention.

According to the processing of the present invention, a document memory 7 for storing document data, a page range designating means 8 for designating a page range to be called, a document checking means 9 for checking the content of the designated document data, and an external storage. It comprises a designated range calling means 10 for calling only the page range designated by the page range designation means 8 from the apparatus.
FIG. 3 shows a schematic processing flow chart of the document processing apparatus for performing the processing of the present invention.

When the document processing is started, the operator operates the KB 6 in step S1 to input a command and necessary information, particularly a name of data to be called in the present invention. Subsequently, the input command is analyzed in step S2, and if the command is a call command such as partial call or partial composite call, the corresponding process is performed in step S3. If the command is any other command, the corresponding process is performed in step S4. When these processes are completed, a series of document processes are completed.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a flow chart of the processing for calling page units in step S3 of FIG.

When the page-by-page calling process is started, FIG.
In step 1, the contents check process of the designated document is performed, and the page number of the designated document is inspected. The inspection here is to check how many pages the designated document has. Next, in step S3-2,
Accept the page range input. When partial composition call is instructed in step S1, in step S3-2, it is possible to set page range and set other composition conditions. For example, the position to be combined with the document information being edited can be selected. When the cursor page is selected as the composition position, the page is inserted before the page where the cursor is located and the composition is called.
When the sentence end is selected, it is inserted after the sentence end of the document data being edited, and when the sentence beginning is selected, it is inserted before the first page of the document data being edited.

Further, the initial setting of the combining position may be set in advance on the cursor page. The operator does not need to select the combination position if the initial setting is acceptable. The range input here is compared with the number of pages inspected in step S3-1 in step S3-3, and if there is an inappropriate range designation such as a range exceeding this page number, step S3-2 is again performed. Return to and prompt for input. If the correct transition is specified, the process proceeds to step S3-4, where the process of calling to the document memory for editing only the necessary part of the called document is performed, and the page unit calling process ends.
If partial composition calling is instructed, processing for calling to the document memory storing the document being edited is performed based on the selected combining position.

FIG. 5 shows an outline of the operating method of this embodiment.

First, when a command for page-by-page recall processing is input from the KB 6, a list of documents that can be recalled is displayed on the screen (operation 1 screen). A designated operation of a document to be called is performed from the displayed documents (operation 1). continue,
A required page or page range of the document to be called is designated by a numerical value (operation 2). If the specified page or page range exists in the called document, the page unit calling process is performed, and the page unit calling process ends (operation 3 screen).

(Other Embodiments) FIG. 6 shows the configuration of another embodiment of the present invention.

According to the processing of the present invention, a document memory 11 for storing document data, a temporary storage memory 12 for temporarily storing a called document, a page range specifying means 13 for specifying a page range to be called, and an external storage device. Means 14 for calling the document data designated by the above, a means 15 for checking the contents of the called document data, and a document memory only for the page range designated by the page range designation means 13 from the called document data. Means to store in
6 is comprised.

FIG. 7 shows the flow of page-by-page calling processing for the embodiment shown in FIG. 6. When page-by-page calling processing is executed, first, all the documents specified in step S4-1 are temporarily stored. Called to storage memory. Next, in step S4-2, the contents of the called data are checked. Here, not only the number of pages but also the data amount of a specific page may be checked. Then step S4
In -3, the designation of the page range to be called is accepted.
It is inspected whether or not the data in the page range input here is actually callable in light of the contents checked in the step S4-2, and if it is OK, the step S4 is executed.
In step -5, a process of storing only the necessary part in the document memory is performed. If it is not OK, the designation of an appropriate page range is accepted again.

In this embodiment, the detailed description of the designation of the page range to be called in step S4-3 is omitted, but the composite position can be selected as in step S3-2.

According to the present embodiment, all the specified documents are called and stored in the temporary storage memory, so that there is an effect that the processing is faster than calling the document memory after specifying the line page range.

[0022]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to specify the composite call of document information in page units. Further, since it is possible to specify in page units, it is possible to specify the effective document information part without breaking the layout for the document information including figures, frames and the like.

Further, since the composition position of the document information can be selected, flexible document composition can be performed by a simple operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a document processing apparatus that realizes the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of means necessary for realizing the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic processing flowchart of a document processing apparatus that performs the processing of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a flow chart of processing for calling page unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an outline of an operating method of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of another embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram showing the flow of page-unit calling processing for the embodiment shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 RAM 2 External storage device 3 CPU 4 ROM 5 CRT 6 KB

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An instruction means for instructing composition of document information, a specification means for specifying a page range of document information to be combined, and document information in a range specified by the specification means based on an instruction of the instructing means. A document processing device, comprising: a control unit that controls to synthesize the document information being edited. 2. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising selection means for selecting a combination position of the document information to be combined. 3. The document processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the combining position is before the page where the cursor is displayed, at the beginning of the document information being edited, or at the end of the sentence of the document information being edited. . 4. An instructing step for instructing composition of document information, a specifying step for specifying a page range of document information to be combined, and document information in a range specified by the specifying step based on an instruction of the instructing step. And a control step of controlling so as to synthesize the document information being edited with the document information being edited. 5. The document processing method according to claim 4, further comprising a selecting step of selecting a combining position of the document information to be combined. 6. The document processing method according to claim 5, wherein the composition position is before the page where the cursor is displayed, at the beginning of the document information being edited, or at the end of the document information being edited. .