JPH0962752A - Table preparation device and method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a table preparation device such as an electronic composition device, a table top publishing system, etc., which can easily prepare a table with high working efficiency and high quality by using a function to write the data into every character frame and to calculate the sizes and numbers of necessary character frames for composition of the table. SOLUTION: A reading means 1 reads the character string data which are written into the character frames of a table. A table composition means 2 writes the character string data into the character frames and calculates the vertical and horizontal sizes of characters necessary for writing the data and also calculates the numbers of character frames in both row and column directions. Then the means 2 composes a table. A calculation means 3 calculates the total of vertical and horizontal sizes of composed character frames and compares the size of an entire table set by a setting means 4 with the total character frame sizes calculated from the character string data which are actually read. Then a table composition means 2 composes again a table based on the processing contents of a character arrangement means 6, a connection/ omission means 7, a compression means 8, a size adjustment means 9 and a rule generation means 10 respectively.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a table preparation device such as an electronic typesetting device and a desktop publishing system, and a table preparation method thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional table forming device such as an electronic typesetting device or a desktop publishing system, a table creating approach using a word processor or the like for inputting characters, numerical values, etc. into each column of a table frame partitioned by vertical and horizontal ruled lines is used. Differently, characters, numerical values, etc. are written in a data writing area (hereinafter referred to as a character frame) corresponding to each column of the table, and the character frames are collected to create a table.

When a table is created by such a conventional table creating apparatus, the operator specifies the size and number of each character box to be arranged in the row direction and the column direction of the table, and the characters to be written in each character box, When a numerical value or the like is read into the device, the character frame is temporarily arranged in the form of a table. At this time, if the table in which the character frames are tentatively arranged is too large or too small as compared with the intended size, the operator distributes the expansion / contraction amount to enlarge or reduce the table to the character frames to enlarge or reduce the character frames. And adjust the size of the table.

[0004]

However, if the amount of expansion and contraction is distributed to each character frame to adjust the size of the table and the size of the character frame is enlarged or reduced evenly, the character string overflows and a lot of white space is left. Since there is a possibility that the character frame will become too large, the operator looks at the character overflow condition of each character frame, the state of margins, etc., and adjust the size of each character frame so that the size of the entire table becomes the target size. Had to be adjusted, and the table preparation work was complicated.

Further, in the conventional table creating apparatus, since the operator specifies the size of the character frame and then reads the data in each column of the character, numerical value, etc., the character string is actually written in the character frame. May overflow from the character frame or a blank space may occur. Further, in the conventional table creating device, the operator specifies the number of character frames and then reads the data in each column such as characters and numerical values, so if the number of character frames is incorrectly specified, the table must be recreated. I won't.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and has a function of writing data in each character frame, calculating the size and number of necessary character frames, and assembling a table. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a table creation device and a table creation method for creating a high-quality table that is easy to create a table and has high work efficiency.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a table creating apparatus for assembling a table by arranging data writing areas corresponding to respective columns of the table in a row direction and a column direction. A means for reading the data to be written, writing the data read by the means to each area, calculating the size of each area, and the number of areas in the row direction / column direction, and calculating the number of each area of the calculated size And a means for assembling a table by arranging each row and each column.

In addition to the first invention, the table creating apparatus of the second invention comprises means for setting data for aligning the position in the row direction with other areas arranged in the same column, and data to be written in the areas arranged in the same column. , A means for detecting data whose positions in the row direction are to be aligned, and a means for aligning the positions in the row direction of the set data in the regions arranged in the same column.

In addition to the second aspect of the invention, the table creating apparatus of the third aspect of the invention includes means for setting a plurality of data whose positions in the row direction should be aligned with other areas disposed in the same column, and a plurality of regions arranged in the same column. Means for detecting data to be aligned in the row direction from the data to be written to, a means for setting the alignment position of data other than the plurality of data to be written in the same area, and a plurality of set data. Means for aligning the positions of the data in the row direction and aligning data other than the plurality of data to the set alignment position.

According to the table creating method of the fourth invention, in the table creating method used in the table creating apparatus for assembling the table by arranging the data writing areas corresponding to the respective columns of the table in the row direction and the column direction, Read the data to be written, write the read data to each area, calculate the size of each area, and the number of areas in the row and column directions, and calculate each area of the calculated size for each row and each column It is characterized in that the table is assembled by arranging in.

In the table creating method of the fifth aspect of the present invention, the data which should be aligned in the row direction with other areas arranged in the same column are set,
It is characterized in that data to be aligned in the row direction is detected from the data to be written in the regions arranged in the same column, and the set data in the row direction is aligned in the regions arranged in the same column.

In the table creating method according to the sixth aspect of the invention, a plurality of pieces of data which should be aligned in the row direction with other areas arranged in the same column are set, and the data written in the plurality of areas arranged in the same column are changed in the row direction. The data to be aligned is detected, the alignment position of the data other than the plurality of data to be written in the same area is set, the aligned positions of the plurality of data in the row direction are aligned, and the plurality of data are aligned. It is characterized in that the data other than the data of is aligned at the set alignment position.

[0013]

1 is a block diagram of a table preparation device of the present invention, such as an electronic typesetting device and a desktop publishing system. The reading unit 1 reads the character string data to be written in each character frame of the table, and the table assembling unit 2 writes the character string data read by the reading unit 1 in the character frame to create a character frame of each character frame necessary for writing the data. Vertical and horizontal size,
Calculate the number of character boxes in the row and column directions and assemble a table. The calculating means 3 calculates the total of the vertical and horizontal sizes of the character frames of the table assembled by the table assembling means 2, and the size of the entire table set by the setting means 4 and the character string data actually read. Compare the total size of each character box. Further, the table assembling means 2 reassembles the table according to the processing contents (detailed later) of the character aligning means 6, the combining / omitting means 7, the compressing means 8, the size adjusting means 9, and the ruled line generating means 10.

The setting means 4 has the following values (1 to 10.)
Is a means for setting. 1. Vertical and horizontal size of each character frame The following attributes can be set for the vertical and horizontal sizes of each character frame that make up the table. (1) Real value (2) Nariyuki; Area size required to actually construct a character frame, calculated as a result of reading character string data

2. Table style (number of character frames) The following attributes can be set for the number of character frames that make up a table in the row and column directions. (1) Real value (2) Infinity (∞): Number of character frames in the row or column direction required to actually compose a table, calculated as a result of reading character string data.

3. Alignment character Set the alignment character that aligns the position in the row direction of a specific character in a character frame adjacent in the row direction, that is, the x coordinate when the column direction is x and the row direction is y.

4. Alignment position of strings other than alignment characters separated by alignment character Set the position to align the character strings other than the alignment characters that are separated by the set alignment character, except for the alignment characters before, after, and after. (1) Head (2) Center (3) Back (4) Decimal point

5. Character box merging processing, omission processing, and replacement character after omission Character box merging processing when character strings in adjacent character boxes in the row direction and column direction are the same, Set whether to omit processing. Also, the replacement character after the omission processing is set. Join processing (Yes: No) Omission processing (Yes: No) Replacement character after omission

6. Margin compression processing within a character frame When a margin exists in a character frame that is adjacent in the row or column direction, set whether to change the character frame size and compress the margin. Compression processing (Yes: No)

[7] FIG. Size adjustment processing contents when the size of the entire table, the vertical and horizontal sizes of the character frame are set, and the character string extends from the character frame or the character frame extends from the entire table (1) Character size setting mode (absolute value: Character size to change the character size (Japanese: European: Both) Character size (2) Long setting mode (Absolute value: Relative value from the current deformation rate) Deformation rate (3) Flat body setting mode (Absolute value: Relative value from current deformation rate) Deformation rate (4) Character width (5) Character spacing setting mode (Absolute value: Relative value from current character spacing) Character spacing (6 ) Kana padding (Yes: No) (7) Line spacing setting mode (Absolute value: Relative value from current line spacing) Line spacing

8. Attribute of each character box in the table Attribute of the character box (Title: Data) 9. Ruled lines for each character frame Character frames with vertical and horizontal ruled lines / title attributes of the outer frame,
Sets the type of vertical and horizontal ruled lines between character frames having data attributes / horizontal and horizontal ruled lines between character frames having title attributes / vertical and horizontal ruled lines between character frames having data attributes. 10. Title character string Set the character string to be written in the character frame having the attribute of title.

The table assembling means 2 writes the data character string read by the reading means 1 into a character frame, or based on the table style set by the setting means 4, determines the number of character frames in the row and column directions. Calculate or decide. The setting by the setting means 4 is as follows: real value: set value infinity: the number of character frames in the row and column directions actually required is calculated from the read data.

The detecting means 5 detects the following (1.-4.). 1. Presence / absence of alignment character in character string It is searched whether the alignment character set by the setting means 4 exists in the character string. 2. Whether the character frames can be combined or omitted Check whether the character string data in the adjacent character frames in the row and column directions are the same.

3. Whether compression can be performed between character frames Checks whether there is a margin for compression processing in the character frames that are adjacent in the row and column directions. 4. Whether to perform size adjustment processing (1) Search for a character box with the largest column size in the character boxes adjacent to each other in the row direction (2) Have the largest size in the row direction with each adjacent character box in the column direction Retrieval of character frame (3) When the attribute of the character frame size set by the setting means 4 is a real value: the size of the set character frame and the above (1)
(2) Acquire the result of comparing the size of the character frame searched by: In case of Narinaki: Nothing (4) When the attribute of the size of the entire table set by the setting means 4 is a real value: Set The result of comparing the size of the entire table created with the total size of the character frames calculated from the actually read character string data is obtained from the calculating means 3 In the case of becoming naive: doing nothing

According to the detection result of the detection means 5, the character alignment means 6 has an alignment character: executes the character alignment process. Does not have the alignment character: does not execute the character alignment process.

According to the setting made by the setting means 4 and the detection result obtained by the detecting means 5, the combining / omitting means 7: (a) if the character strings are the same: does not execute the combining / omitting process: does not perform the combining / omitting process (B) When the character strings are different Do not execute regardless of the setting of whether to perform the combining process and the omitting process

The compression means 8 is set by the setting means 4 and
Depending on the detection result of the detection means 5, (a) if there is a blank space: do not perform compression processing: do not perform compression processing (b) if there is no blank space, regardless of whether compression processing is performed or not No compression processing

The size adjusting means 9 executes the following adjusting process according to the detection result of the detecting means 5. (1) Align the horizontal size of the vertically adjacent character boxes with the largest horizontal size. (2) Align the vertical size of the vertically adjacent character boxes with the largest vertical size. (3) As a result of the detection, (a) the size of the character frame set by the setting means 4 is larger: nothing is done (b) the size of the character frame set by the setting means 4 is smaller: The adjustment contents of the character size set by the setting means 4 are sequentially executed until the character string fits within the size of the character frame.

(4) As a result of the detection, (a) the overall table size set by the setting means 4 is larger: the difference between the set overall table size and the total character box size, and the size of each character box. The enlargement value calculated by the ratio with the is added to each character frame. However, if the size of the character frame is set as a real value, that character frame is not added. (B) The whole table size set by the setting means 4 is smaller: the set whole table size. And a reduction value calculated from the ratio of the difference between the total size of the character frames and the size of each character frame is subtracted from each character frame. However, if the size of the character box is set to a real value, that character box is not subject to subtraction.

The ruled line generating means 10 sets the ruled line type in accordance with the detection result of the detecting means 5 indicating whether the setting means 4 has set the ruled line type for each character frame or for the entire table. If so, the drawing process of the set type of ruled line is executed for each character frame set by the setting means 4 and for the entire table.

Next, the procedure for creating a table in the table creating apparatus of the present invention will be described based on the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 11 to 17. FIG. 11 is a flow chart of the outline of table creation, in which various attributes are set by the setting means 4 (S1) and the set contents are interpreted (S2). The table assembling unit 2 assembles a table by arranging the character frames of the size and number calculated by writing the data character string set by the setting unit 4 or read by the reading unit 1 in the row direction and the column direction. (S3). Character alignment processing (S4), combining / elimination processing (S5), compression processing (S6), according to the setting content of the setting means 4 and the detection result of the detection means 5 from the table assembled by the table assembly means 2. Size adjustment process (S
7) and / or ruled line generation processing (S8).

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the table assembling process. The character string data is read (S301) and the number of character string data is counted (S302, S303). The number of character frames in the row and column directions of the entire table is determined by the total number of character string data and the setting contents of the number of character frames in the row and column directions by the setting means 4 (S304). At this time, if the setting of the character frames by the setting means 4 is infinite, the number of character frames in the row and column directions is calculated based on the read character string data.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of the character alignment process. The leftmost column is checked (S401), and the highest character frame belonging to the same column is searched (S402). It is determined whether or not the alignment character set by the setting means 4 exists in the character string (S403).
Jump to 405. If the result of determination in step S403 is that there are aligned characters, the position coordinates (x coordinate) of the aligned characters are acquired (S404). The above process is repeated up to the last character frame belonging to the same column (S403 to S406).

When the search for the last character frame belonging to the same column is completed, the maximum value of the coordinates of the aligned characters in the character frame in which the aligned characters exist in the character frame belonging to the same column is acquired (S407), and the character frames belonging to the same column are acquired. The coordinate of the aligned character in the character frame in which the aligned character exists is matched with the maximum x coordinate acquired in step S407, and the character strings before and after are adjusted accordingly (S408).
When the character frame of one row is finished, the step S402 is performed until the last row.
The process of to S410 is repeated.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the combining / omitting process. The leftmost column is checked (S501), and the uppermost character frame belonging to the same column is searched (S502). The content set by the setting means 4 (no setting / combination / omission) is determined (S503). If no setting has been made, the process jumps to step S510 to search for the next character frame belonging to the same column (S510, S).
511). If the result of determination in step S503 is that the combining process is to be executed, the character strings in the character frames that are adjacent vertically and horizontally are checked (S504), and it is determined whether they are the same character string (S50).
Five ). If they are not the same character string, the process jumps to step S510 to search for the next character frame belonging to the same string (S510, S).
511). On the other hand, if the result of determination in step S505 is that they are the same character string, the character frames are combined into one character frame,
Only one identical character string data is left and deleted (S506).
).

When the omission processing is executed as a result of the determination in step S503, the character strings in vertically adjacent character frames are checked (S507) and it is determined whether they are the same character string (S50).
8). If they are not the same character string, the process jumps to step S510 to search for the next character frame belonging to the same string (S510, S).
511). On the other hand, if the result of determination in step S505 is that they are the same character string, the same character string data is replaced with the set replacement character after omission (S509). The above process is repeated until the last character frame belonging to the same column (S503-S
509), and when the character frame of one column is finished, until the last column,
The processing of steps S502 to S511 is repeated.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of the compression process.
The leftmost column is checked (S601), and the highest character frame belonging to the same column is searched (S602). It is determined from the contents set by the setting means 4 whether or not the compression processing is to be executed (S603), and if the compression processing is not to be executed, step S60.
It jumps to 6 and searches for the next character frame belonging to the same column (S606, S607). On the other hand, when the compression process is executed, it is determined whether or not there is a blank space (S604), and when there is no blank space, the process jumps to step S606 to search the next character frame belonging to the same column (S606, S607). . If the result of determination in step S604 is that there is a blank space, the frame size from which the blank space has been removed is recalculated (S605), and the above processing is repeated until the final character frame belonging to the same column (S603 to S607).
) Further, when the character frame of one column is completed, the processes of steps S602 to S609 are repeated until the final column.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of the size adjustment process. The leftmost column is checked (S701), and the highest character frame belonging to the same column is searched (S702). Based on the detection result of the detection means 5, it is determined whether the character string is out of the character frame or has a margin (S703). If the character string is protruding, it is determined whether or not all defect avoidance processing such as character size adjustment has been completed (S704), and the defect avoidance processing is repeated until the defect can be avoided (S704-
S706). When all the trouble avoidance processing is completed, error processing is executed (S709), and the process proceeds to step S709.

On the other hand, if the result of determination in step S703 is that there is a margin in the character frame, the size of the character frame in which no margin is generated is recalculated (S708), and the process proceeds to step S709. The above process is repeated until the last character frame belonging to the same column (S
703 to S710), and when the character frame of one column is completed, the processes of steps S702 to S712 are repeated until the last column.

When the size adjustment for each character frame is completed, it is determined as a result of the adjustment whether or not there is a character frame protrusion or insufficiency for the entire table (S713). If there is no protrusion or insufficiency, the process ends. If the result of determination in step S713 is that there is protrusion or deficiency, excess or deficiency is distributed according to the ratio for each row of character strings, and the process returns to step S701 to repeat size adjustment for each character frame ( S701 to S712).

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of ruled line generation processing. The leftmost column is checked (S801), and the highest character string belonging to the same column is searched (S802). The attribute (title / data) of the character frame for which the ruled line is generated is searched (S80
3) Next, search the attributes of the character boxes that are adjacent to each other in the up, down, left, and right directions, and find out what attributes the top, bottom, left, and right sides of the character frame for which the ruled line is generated correspond to the outer frame, title boundary, etc. It is determined (S804). The above processing is repeated until the last character frame belonging to the same column (S803 to S806), and when the character frame of one column is completed, the process is repeated until the last column.
The processing of 802 to S808 is repeated. Upper side / lower side of character frame /
When the left / right side attribute determination is completed, a ruled line of the set type is generated at an excessively tangent place of each character frame (S809).
).

Next, the process of creating a table by the table creating apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the concrete examples shown in FIGS. 1) Temporary table layout process As shown in FIG. 2 (a), by arranging each character frame in a straight line, the numbers in the vertical and horizontal directions of the character frame are obtained.
At this time, in order to arrange the character frame, the size obtained by arranging the character strings in a traced manner is set as the temporary character frame size. However, it is not performed when the character box size is set to a real value. As shown in Fig. 2 (b), the character frames are arranged in the same manner even when the title is attached.

2) Alignment processing The character strings in the temporarily arranged character frame are aligned with the set designated characters and designated method. In the alignment process, the alignment character, alignment location, and alignment position are specified. In this embodiment, it is possible to specify up to two of the first alignment character and the second alignment character. The alignment location and alignment position are specified as follows. <Alignment location> (Before) ... First area when the character frame is separated by the alignment character (Back) ... Last area when the character frame is separated by the alignment character (Middle) ... Character frame is separated by the alignment character All areas except the beginning and end of the time <Alignment position> 4 types of head, center, back and decimal point

FIG. 3A shows "first alignment character" x ", second alignment character" none ", with respect to the rightmost character frame in FIG. 2 (a).
The following shows the alignment processing results when (front) back alignment, (middle) back alignment, and (rear) top alignment are specified. Fig. 3 (b)
Indicates the alignment processing result when "first alignment character" x ", second alignment character", "" is specified. Figure 3 (c) shows
"First alignment character" x ", second alignment character" none ", (previous)
The following shows the alignment processing result when decimal point alignment and (after) decimal point alignment are specified. The above character alignment makes the table beautiful and easy to see.

3) Combining / Omitting, and Compressing When the same data continues between vertically and horizontally adjacent character frames, a plurality of character frames are combined into one character frame, or 2
Replace the data after the first with the set replacement character. FIG. 4 (a) shows the case where the character frames in the center are connected in the vertical direction. FIG. 4 (b) shows a case where two character frames are joined horizontally from the left. FIG. 5 (a) shows a case where the lower data is omitted and replaced with the replacement character "〃". Further, when a blank space is generated in the character frame as a result of the combination, the blank space is compressed. FIG. 5B shows a case where the vertical margin is compressed.

4) Size adjustment processing (1) Size alignment In order to arrange the table format, the sizes of the character frames are aligned vertically and horizontally.
FIG. 6 shows the progress of width alignment and height alignment.

(2) Deformation processing When the size of the entire table is set, the entire table is adjusted to the set size. FIG. 7 (a) shows the processing procedure when the entire table exceeds the set size. The length that exceeds the set size is distributed according to the size ratio of each character frame, and the size of each character frame is reduced. FIG. 7 (b) shows a processing process when the entire table is smaller than the set size. The length less than the set size is distributed according to the ratio of the size of each character frame, and each character frame size is expanded. In addition, when the character is projected due to the size adjustment, the character string is deformed.
FIG. 8 shows a process in the case where a character string protrudes from the character frame after the size of the entire table is adjusted. As a result of executing the size adjusting process set in each character frame, the protruded character string is transformed into a rectangular shape. Indicate the case.

(3) Alignment within frame The position of a character string within a character frame is aligned. FIG. 9 shows a case where right alignment is set in the character frame in the left column. 5) Ruled line Based on the set ruled line attribute of each character frame (outer frame / title middle line / title boundary line / data middle line), a ruled line of the set line type is drawn as shown in FIG.

[0049]

As described above, the table creating apparatus and the table creating method of the present invention are provided with the function of writing data in each character frame, calculating the size and number of necessary character frames, and assembling the table. Therefore, it is easy to create a table, has high work efficiency, and has an excellent effect of creating a high-quality table.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a table creation device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example of a state in which character frames are provisionally arranged.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of a state of character frames as an alignment processing result.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of a state of a character frame before and after a combining process.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific example of a state of a character frame before the omission processing / after the omission processing and before the compression processing / after the compression processing.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a specific example of the state of the character frame before and after the character frame size adjustment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a specific example of a state of a character frame before and after transformation processing when the entire table exceeds or does not exceed the set size.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a specific example of the state of the character frame before and after the deformation process when the character string extends beyond the character frame.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a specific example of a state of the character frame after the character string alignment processing within the character frame.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific example of a state of a character frame after a ruled line is generated.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart outlining a table creation method.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a table assembling process.

FIG. 13 is a row chart of character alignment processing.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a combining / omitting process.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of compression processing.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of a size adjustment process.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of ruled line generation processing.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Reading Means 2 Table Assembling Means 3 Calculating Means 4 Setting Means 5 Detecting Means 6 Character Aligning Means 7 Combining / Omitting Means 8 Compressing Means 9 Size Adjusting Means 10 Ruled Line Generating Means

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Kazuaki Ogata 4-533 Kitahama, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. In a table creating apparatus for assembling a table by arranging data writing areas corresponding to respective columns of the table in a row direction and a column direction, a means for reading data to be written in each area, and a means for reading the data. A means for assembling a table by writing data in each area, calculating the size of each area, and the number of areas in the row direction / column direction, arranging each area of the calculated size in each row and each column A table preparation device comprising: 2. A means for setting data to be aligned in the row direction with another area arranged in the same column, and a means for detecting data to be aligned in the row direction from the data written in the area arranged in the same column. 2. The table creation device according to claim 1, further comprising: a means for aligning the positions of the set data in the row direction within the areas arranged in the same column. 3. A means for setting a plurality of data whose positions in the row direction should be aligned with other regions arranged in the same column, and data which should be aligned in the row direction from the data to be written in the plurality of regions arranged in the same column. Detecting means, a means for setting an alignment position of data other than the plurality of data to be written in the same area, a position in the row direction of the set plurality of data is aligned, and 3. The table creating apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising means for aligning data other than the data of 1. to the set alignment position. 4. In a table creating method used in a table creating apparatus for assembling a table by arranging data writing areas corresponding to each column of the table in a row direction and a column direction, data to be written in each area is read and read. Data is written in each area, the size of each area and the number of areas in the row direction and column direction are calculated, and each area of the calculated size is arranged in each row and each column and the table is assembled. A method of creating a table characterized by the above. 5. Set data for aligning the position in the row direction with other regions arranged in the same column, detecting the data for aligning the position in the row direction from the data to be written in the region arranged in the same column, and setting the data in the same column. The table creation method according to claim 4, wherein the positions of the set data in the row direction are aligned in the arranged area. 6. A plurality of pieces of data to be aligned in the row direction with other areas arranged in the same column are set, and data to be aligned in the row direction is detected from the data to be written in the plurality of areas arranged in the same column. Then, set the alignment position of the data other than the plurality of data to be written in the same area, align the positions in the row direction of the set plurality of data, and set the data other than the plurality of data. The table creating method according to claim 5, wherein the table is prepared at the prepared alignment position.