JPH11167573A - Document creation device and document creation method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a document creation device capable of arbitrarily setting a plurality of sections for each page and creating documents having different formats in the plurality of sections for each page. SOLUTION: A storage section 50 stores section information storage sections 5.1 to 5.. 5. A plurality of sentence storage units capable of storing n and the sentence information of each section over a plurality of pages.
1-6. n. The control unit 20 sets the contents of the section information storage unit according to a command from the input unit 10 and displays a plurality of sections on the display unit 30 based on the contents. Input unit 1
When an arbitrary section is designated by "0" and the text information is input over a plurality of pages, the text information is stored in the text storage section corresponding to the specified section for each page. The text information of each page stored in the text storage unit is output by the print output unit 40 in accordance with the information on the corresponding section stored in the block information storage unit.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document creation method using a word processor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A word processor is used for the purpose of document creation. The direction of arrangement of characters of a sentence in one page is, as shown in FIG. This is limited to a horizontal composition in which the character strings 2 are arranged in the horizontal direction, or a vertical composition in which the character strings 2 are arranged in the vertical direction as shown in FIG.

[0003] However, the format of documents is extremely diversified, and a word processor is also required to have a function of creating a page in various formats as shown in FIG. That is, in FIG. 2, (a) divides the paper surface 1 into right and left parts by dividing lines 3, and arranges horizontal character strings 2 on the right and left sides. (B) is a sheet in which the paper 1 is vertically divided by a dividing line 3, and each of the upper and lower sections is in a horizontal format as shown in (a). Figures (c) and (d)
In each of the drawings, the character strings 2 are arranged in the margins with the drawings and photographs 4 arranged on the paper, and (c) the character strings 2 are arranged horizontally in the lower part of the drawings and photographs 4, and The character string 2 is arranged vertically in the vertical direction. (D) The right side of the drawing or photograph 4 is divided into upper and lower parts by the dividing line 3, and the character string 2 is arranged in the upper and lower parts in the vertical composition. It was done.

[0004] Documents of this type cannot be created at once using a conventional word processor.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made based on the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to arbitrarily set a plurality of sections for each page and to set a plurality of sections for each page. An object of the present invention is to provide a document creation device and a document creation method capable of creating documents having different formats.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a document creating method comprising: input means; display means; and a plurality of sections for each page of a document input by the input means. Section information storage means for storing information; section information display control means for visually displaying information on a plurality of sections for each page of the document stored in the section information storage means on the display means; Based on the information on the plurality of sections for each page of the document stored in the information storage means, the display section displays the plurality of sections for each page of the document as an image for directly displaying an area occupied by the section. Area information display control means for sequentially displaying, and information on a plurality of sections for each page of the document stored by the section information storage means, wherein the document information input to each section is Record The document information input from the input means to an arbitrary section among a plurality of sections for each page visually displayed on the display means by the section area display control means. Document information storage control means for storing the document information in the document storage means so as to correspond to the input section; and document information of each section stored in the document storage means, respectively, corresponding to the correspondence information stored in the section information storage means. Document information display control means for visually displaying on the display means in accordance with the information about the section to be performed.

Further, according to the document creation method of the present invention, there is provided a step of receiving an input of a command for setting information on a plurality of sections for each page of a document, Storing information relating to the plurality of sections of the document, visually displaying information relating to the plurality of sections for each page of the stored document, and storing the information relating to the plurality of sections for each page of the stored document. A step of visually displaying, based on the information, a plurality of sections for each page as an image for directly displaying an area occupied by the section; and a step of visually displaying the plurality of sections for each page of the document. Storing the document information input for an arbitrary section of the document in association with the information on a plurality of sections for each page of the stored document so as to correspond to the section in which the document information is input. And each page of the document A plurality of document information stored in correspondence with the compartment, characterized in that a step of visually displayed according to information about the zone corresponding to the document information.

That is, in the present invention, a plurality of sections can be arbitrarily set for each page, and a document having a different format can be created in each section for each page.

[0009]

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

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a word processor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The main part of this word processor comprises an input unit 10, a control unit 20, a display unit 30, a print output unit 40, and a storage unit 50. Here, the input unit 10
For example, the display unit 30 includes a keyboard such as a kana type.
Is a display device such as a cathode ray tube display, and the print output unit 40 is a print device such as a dot printer. The storage unit 50 includes a plurality of partition information storage units 5.1,
…… 5. ,...,...,... n.

In the section information storage section 5.1, the storage areas are divided into 5 sections, and the section reference position 5.1.1, the section setting direction 5.1.2, the section filling 5.1.3, .., 5 .5, and the number of lines in the section is 5.1.5. n is similarly configured.

On the other hand, the sentence storage section 6.1 for each section is composed of a set of data 6.1.1 for one character and its position coordinates 6.1.2, each of which is stored in the section. It is configured to accommodate as many sets of characters as possible.
Text storage units 6.2,... n is similarly configured.

The control unit 20 includes the input unit 10 and the display unit 3
0, and has a function of performing processing of transferring commands and data between the print output unit 40 and the storage unit 50.

That is, the control unit 20 uses the section information input from the input unit 10 to store the section information storage units 5.1,.
5. 5. n is set, and the document data is stored in the sentence storage unit for each section.
1, ..., 6. n, display on the display unit 30, and output the document data from the text storage unit for each section to the print output unit 40 according to the section information in the section information storage unit.

The word processor of the present invention having the above configuration is operated, for example, as follows.

(1) When an operator inputs a section definition command from the input section 10, the control section 20 sets a section information storage section (for example, 5.1), and the section information storage section 5.
1, the section reference position 5.1.1, the assembling direction in the section 5.1.
2. Write the in-section character filling 5.1.3, the in-section line spacing 5.1.4, the number of in-section lines 5.1.5, and display information about the section on the display unit 30. For the next section definition command, the control section 20 allocates the section information storage section 5.2 and performs the same processing.

In this manner, all the sections necessary for the layout of the paper are set, and the contents are displayed on the display section 30.
Information on a section is displayed as an image that directly displays the area occupied by the section when the entire sheet is displayed on the display unit 30. In the case of partial display on paper, characters and symbols indicating that fact are also displayed on the display unit 30.

In this embodiment, an example in which the entire paper is displayed on the display unit 30 will be described.

(2) When an arbitrary section is designated and characters are input from the input section 10, the control section 20 performs the following operation.
(A) First, the position coordinates 6.1.2 of the character corresponding to this section, for example, obtained by calculation from the section information storage unit 5.1, are added to the input character 6.1.1, and the Write to the text storage unit 6.1.

(B) The input character 6.1.1 is displayed on the screen of the display unit 30 corresponding to the position coordinates of the character obtained in (a).

This operation is repeated until the character input in the designated section is completed.

(3) When the operation shown in (2) is repeated for all the sections allocated to the page of the document to be created, the document corresponding to the page is displayed on the screen of the display unit 30. Is done.

(4) As a result of checking the screen of the display unit 30 by the operator, if it is necessary to correct the character, the operator designates a section from the input unit and instructs a correction command. The control unit 20 changes the contents of the text storage unit for each section in accordance with the instruction of the correction command, and changes the display of the corresponding portion on the screen of the display unit 30.

(5) After the operator checks the contents of the document on the screen of the display unit 30 and instructs a print output command from the input unit, the control unit 20 is assigned to the print output unit 40 on the paper. Sentence storage units 6.1,...,... n is stored in the partition information storage unit 5.1,
…… 5. Make the necessary edits according to the contents written to n and then output. In this way, the text is printed out on the paper in a predetermined format.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the word processor of the present invention. In this figure, parts common to those in FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The word processor of this embodiment is shown in FIG.
.. In the embodiment shown in FIG.
… 5. n and a text storage unit 5.1,...
Section information storage units 7.1.1,...
1. 7. n and the same number of corresponding sentence storage units for each section.
1.1, ..., 8.1. n from page 1 to page m.

According to this embodiment, it is possible to easily perform the layout of a document covering a plurality of pages.

If items such as character size, typeface, character spacing, number of columns, and column spacing are added as items in the partition information storage unit, more various partitions can be set, and a variety of sentences can be created. Further, by adding link information (page number, section number, etc.) in the section information storage unit, the degree of freedom in document creation can be further increased. Note that the entire paper is displayed on the display unit 30.
If the image cannot be displayed in one screen, add an appropriate screen advance or add an image input device to add a function to assign image data to the specified section. Is also possible.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of sections can be arbitrarily set for each page, and a document having a different format can be created in each section for each page. A document having a configuration can be created.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a page of a document created by a conventional word processor.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a document that can be created by the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a word processor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 input unit, 20 control unit, 30 display unit, 40 print output unit, 5.1 to 5. n ... section information storage unit, 5.1.
1-5. n. 1 ... section reference position, 5.1.2-5. n.
2 ... Assembly direction in section, 5.1.3-5. n. 3. Filling within the section, 5.1.4-5. n. 4 ... Line spacing in the section, 5.1.5
~ 5. n. 5 ... number of rows in a section, 6.1 to 6. n ... sentence storage unit for each section.

Claims (2)

[Claims] An input unit; a display unit; a section information storage unit configured to store information on a plurality of sections for each page of the document input by the input unit; and the section information stored in the section information storage unit. Section information display control means for visually displaying information on a plurality of sections for each page of the document on the display means; and information on a plurality of sections for each page of the document stored in the section information storage means. A section area display control means for visually displaying a plurality of sections for each page of the document on the display means as an image for directly displaying an area occupied by the section; Document storage means for storing, for each section, document information input to each section in accordance with information on a plurality of sections for each page of the document; and display means by the section area display control means Document information input from the input means for an arbitrary section among a plurality of sections for each page visually displayed above is stored in the document storage means so as to correspond to the input section. Document information storage control means for causing the document information of each section stored in the document storage means to be displayed on the display means in accordance with information on the corresponding section stored in the section information storage means. A document creation device comprising: an information display control unit. 2. A step of receiving an input of a command for setting information on a plurality of sections for each page of a document, and storing information on a plurality of sections for each page of the document indicated by the input command. And visually displaying information on a plurality of sections for each page of the stored document, and for each page based on the stored information on a plurality of sections for each page of the document. Visually displaying the plurality of sections as an image that directly displays an area occupied by the section; and inputting an arbitrary section among the plurality of sections for each page of the document visually displayed. Storing the stored document information in association with information relating to a plurality of sections for each page of the stored document so as to correspond to the section in which the document information is input; and for each page of the document. For multiple parcels憶 document information, respectively, document creation method characterized by comprising the step of visually displayed according to information about the zone corresponding to the document information.