JPH0451356A - Formatting method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a formatting method for a document creation device, and particularly to a formatting method suitable for formatting by beginners.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional formatting method (published patent publication No. 62-54363)
For ゜Tie rate 1-217540), format data such as paper size, line spacing of 2 characters, margin value of number of characters per 2 lines, and number of 2 lines were entered.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

2. The prior art had a problem in that a lot of data had to be input in order to set the format.

An object of the present invention is to provide a formatting method that allows formatting to be performed with less input data.

[Means to solve the problem]

The above object is achieved by a means for inputting the number of characters and a means for setting a format from the input number of characters.

[Effect]

The means for inputting the number of characters converts the input number of characters into format data and sets the format using the format setting means from the input number of characters.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to one embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a document creation device showing an example of the configuration of the present invention. Input means 1 such as a keyboard, display means 2 such as a CRT. Format data setting means 3, format data display changing means 4. It is composed of a print image handling means 59 and a document processing means 6 for editing and proofreading a document.

First, the format data setting means 3 is activated by pressing the F1 key 13 of the keyboard 1 shown in FIG. 7 from the document processing means 6 for editing and proofreading a document.

A flowchart of the format data setting means 3 is shown in FIG.

First, display the number of characters input screen 6 shown in Figure 5 (3
01).

The number of characters per line, 812, and the number of lines per page, 82, are entered on the displayed number of characters input screen 8 using the ten keys 11 of the keyboard 1 shown in FIG. 7 (302).

Next, determine from the entered number of characters per line (9 pages) line value (303), paper size, and left margin.

The top margin is determined (304).

Furthermore, paper direction 2 character direction 2 character size, character spacing 2
Set line spacing (305).

In this character count input, the number of characters per page may be set.

The format data display changing means 4 displays these set format data.
．． The print image correspondence means 5 displays a format change screen 7 shown in FIG.

A flowchart of the format data display changing means 4 is shown in FIG.

First, the format data set by the format setting means 3 is displayed as shown in 71 in FIG. 6 (401).

Next, using the cursor keys 12 of the keyboard 1-, move the cursor 72 to position it on the item you want to change, and use the numeric keypad 11 to change the format (4-02).

The print image means 5 displays the format change screen 7 73 based on the set format data.

A flowchart of the print image handling means 5 is shown in FIG.

First, a vertically long or horizontally long paper frame is displayed depending on the direction of the paper (501).

Next, calculate the right margin and bottom margin for display (50
2). The format data will be displayed below.

Display the top margin in 731, the top margin in 732, the left margin in 733, the right margin in 734, the number of characters per line in 735, the number of lines per page in 736, and the paper size and character direction in 737 (737) .

According to this embodiment, the format can be changed after setting the format by inputting the number of characters, so detailed changes can be made. Furthermore, since the format data is displayed on the second side of the paper image, it becomes easier to understand the correspondence between the format data and the print image.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, formatting can be easily set by simply inputting the number of characters, and operability is improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a positional embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a flowchart of the format data setting means, Fig. 3 is a flowchart of the format data display changing means, Fig. 4 is a flowchart of the print image corresponding means, Fig. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the number of characters input screen, and Fig. 6 is a flowchart of the format data display changing means.
The figure is an explanatory diagram of the format change screen, and FIG. 7 is a schematic external view showing an example of keyboard key assignment.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A formatting method for a document creation device, comprising means for inputting the number of characters, and means for setting format data from the inputted number of characters. 2. The format setting method according to claim 1, further comprising means for changing the display of the set format data. 3. The format setting method according to claim 1, further comprising means for indicating a correspondence between format data and print images.