JPH0340020A - document creation device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document creation device that has a printing function and is capable of arbitrarily changing the paper size to be output during printing at a specific location specified in advance.

2. Description of the Related Art In conventional document creation devices with printing functions, such as word processors and workstations, after printing starts,
It has an input means such as a keyboard that can input an instruction to interrupt printing and an instruction to continue printing from the point where printing was interrupted.

When printing document data consisting of multiple pages using such a document creation device, if you want to change the paper size starting from a specific page, you can use the input means to change the paper size at the appropriate time after printing starts. Input an instruction to interrupt printing, use the printed material to determine whether the interrupted page is the desired page, and if it is not the desired page, then input an instruction to continue printing using the input means. , continue printing and below,
Similarly, when printing was interrupted at the desired page, the paper size was changed after repeatedly interrupting and continuing printing.

In addition, set the print page range specified when printing in advance to the front page of the page for which you want to change the paper size, start and end printing, and then start printing again from the next page for which you want to change the paper size. Therefore, a method has also been adopted in which document data is printed with a different paper size.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with the above-mentioned conventional document creation device, depending on the timing at which the operator inputs the interrupt instruction, the target page may be passed, and in that case, it may be necessary to start printing again. In addition, there is a problem in that it is necessary to repeatedly interrupt and continue printing, resulting in a time-consuming printing process.

Further, in the method of specifying a page range to be printed, it is necessary to repeat printing in addition to the number of times the paper size is changed, and there is a problem that it takes time to print the entire document data.

Furthermore, the conventional method described above has the problem that it takes time and effort to reset the paper size to the desired paper size after interrupting printing or once printing has ended.

The present invention solves these conventional problems by inserting information indicating the paper size to be output at the time of printing into the document data in advance, and detecting the information indicating the paper size at the time of printing. By automatically switching to the paper size according to the paper size instruction information, it reduces the time required to change the paper size and print from a specific page, and also saves the trouble of resetting the paper. The object of the present invention is to provide a document creation device that can perform the following tasks.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention was created by focusing on the fact that there are now more and more print output units that can store multiple sheets of paper of different sizes and allow you to select the print output paper at the time of printing. storage means for storing completed document data; a start instruction for starting printing of the document data stored in the storage means; and instruction information for the paper size to be output at the time of printing. an input means for inputting information; an insertion means for inserting the paper size instruction information into the document data stored in the storage means when the paper size instruction information is input from the input means; a reading means for reading document data from the storage means when a start instruction for starting printing is input; and a reading means for printing out the document data read by the reading means and for inserting the document data into the document data. The apparatus includes a print control means for detecting paper size instruction information, and a paper switching means for switching the paper size to be printed out when the paper size instruction information is detected by the print control means.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the paper size instruction information inputted by the input means is inserted in advance by the insertion means into the location in the document data 6 pager stored in the storage means where the paper size is desired to be changed. ○ Then, when an instruction to start printing is inputted by the input means, the print control means prints out the document data read from the storage means by the reading means, and also outputs the paper size instruction in the document data. Perform information detection. When the paper size instruction information is detected by the print control means, the paper switching means changes the paper size to be printed out according to the paper size instruction information.

In this way, when printing document data from a specific page by changing the paper size, there is no need to interrupt or print while specifying the range, reducing the time required for printing. It has the effect of being able to.

Furthermore, by automatically switching the paper, it is possible to save the effort of resetting the paper.

Example FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

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Referring to the buttons in FIG. 1, 1 is an input means for inputting instruction information for various functions, such as inputting instruction information for the paper size to be output during printing, a start instruction for instructing to start a printing function, A creation/editing instruction for instructing a function to create/edit document data, and a document registration instruction for instructing a function to register document data being created/edited are input. Reference numeral 2 denotes a function control means that recognizes instruction information for various functions input through the input means 1 and issues control instructions for realizing the functions. 3 is a document creation/editing means for creating/editing document data according to control instructions from the function control means 2;
is a display means for displaying the document data created and edited by the document creation and editing means 3 on the display screen of the display unit 5. 6 is created according to the control instructions of the function control means 2.
0, which is an insertion means for inserting the paper size instruction information inputted from the input means 1 into the document data being edited, is a storage means for storing the created and edited document data; 8 is a storage means of the function control means 2; Writing means writes the created/edited document data into the storage means 7 according to control instructions, and reading means 9 reads the document data stored in the storage means 7 according to the control instructions from the function control means 20. Reference numeral 10 is a print output unit that can store a plurality of sheets of paper of different sizes and select the print output paper at the time of printing; Convert to image data and print output part 1
printing control means for detecting paper size instruction information inserted in the document data;
Reference numeral 2 denotes paper switching means for switching the output paper of the print output section 10 when the print control means 11 detects the paper size instruction information inserted in the document data.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

FIG. 2 shows the operation when inserting paper size instruction information into the document data being created/edited and the operation when printing the document data into which the paper size instruction information has been inserted, using the above embodiment. In this example, when printing starts, A4 portrait size is 97, -
2. Printing is performed on paper, and the paper size instruction information is changed from A4 portrait to B5 portrait paper, or from B5 portrait to A4 portrait paper.

First, when the function control means 2 recognizes that an instruction to create/edit document data has been input from the input means 1, the function control means 2 instructs the document creation/editing means 3 to create/edit the document. Gives control instructions.

When the document creation/editing means 3 receives an instruction to create/edit a document, it creates/edits the document, and displays the creation/editing information on the display means 4.
○Display means 4 that instructs to display the edited document data,
Upon receiving the display instruction, the document data is displayed on the display screen of the display unit 5.

Next, when the function control means 2 recognizes that the paper size instruction information has been input through the input means 1, the function control means 2 creates and edits the paper size instruction information for the insertion means 6. It issues control instructions to be inserted into the document data inside. Upon receiving the instruction to insert print control information, the inserting means 6 creates and
Paper size instruction information is inserted at the end of the page currently displayed on the display section 5 in the document data being edited.

107, -7 Next, when the function control means 2 recognizes that a document registration instruction for instructing a function to register the document data being created/edited has been input from the input means 1, the function control means 2 performs the following steps. A control instruction is given to the writing means 8 to write the document data being created/edited into the storage means. The writing means 8 writes the document data being created and edited into the storage means 7 according to the writing instruction received from the function control means 2.

Next, a start instruction to start the printing function is sent to the input means 1.
When the function control means 2 recognizes that the input has been made,
The function control means 2 has a storage means 7 for the reading means 9.
A control instruction is given to read the document data stored in the . The reading means 9 reads the document data from the storage means 7 in accordance with the reading instruction received from the function control means 2, and then notifies the control means 2 that reading of the document data has been completed. The control means 2, which has received this notification of completion of reading, instructs the print control means 11 to print out the document data read by the reading means 9.

11,< ,, When the print control means 11 receives the print output instruction, it does not
An instruction is given to the paper switching means 12 to switch to A4 portrait paper. When the paper switching means 12 receives an instruction to switch to A4 portrait paper, it switches the output paper size of the print output unit 10 to A4 portrait paper. Next, print control means 11
is inserted into the document data when converting the document data read by the reading means 9 into image data and outputting it to the print output section 10 as print data, and converting the document data into image data. Detects paper size instruction information. When the print control means 11 detects the paper size instruction information, it instructs the paper switching means 12 to switch the paper size to B5 portrait. The paper switching means 12 switches the output paper size of the print output unit 10 to B5 portrait according to the paper switching instruction from the print control means 11.O Normally, the print control means 11 does not detect the paper size instruction information. Then, it is determined whether all of the document data has been printed out or not. If all of the document data has been printed out, printing is finished, and if all printing has not been finished, printing is repeated.

As described above, according to the above embodiment, the paper size instruction information inputted from the input means 1 is inserted in advance into the document data by the insertion means 6, and after printing is started, the paper size instruction information inputted from the input means 1 is inserted into the document data by the print control means 11. The paper size can be easily changed during printing by detecting the paper size instruction information within and switching the paper in the print output section 10 using the paper switching means 12.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the description of the embodiments above, according to the present invention, when printing document data by changing the paper size from a specific page, the time required for printing can be shortened, and the paper size can be reduced. This has the effect of saving the effort of resetting the .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a document creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows the operation when inserting paper size instruction information into document data being created/edited, and This is a schematic flowchart showing the operation when printing document data in which size instruction information is inserted. 1...Input means, 2...Function control means, 3...Document creation/editing means, 4...
Display means, 6...Display section, 6...Insertion means, 7...Storage means, 8...Writing means, 9...... Reading means, 10...
・Print output section, 11...Print control means, 12.
...Paper switching means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] a storage means for storing created document data; an input means for inputting a start instruction for starting printing of the document data stored in the storage means; and instruction information for a paper size to be output at the time of printing; an insertion means for inserting the paper size instruction information into the document data stored in the storage means when the paper size instruction information is input from the input means; and an insertion means for starting printing from the input means. When a start instruction is input, a reading device reads document data from the storage device, prints out the document data read by the reading device, and prints out paper size instruction information inserted in the document data. 1. A document creation device comprising: a print control means for detecting; and a paper switching means for switching a paper size to be printed out when paper size instruction information is detected by the print control means.