Patent ID: 8995864
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: G03G,G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an input portion for accepting operation input by a user; an image forming portion for executing a job for performing image formation of image data on a recording medium according to the operation input for the input portion; a storage portion for storing in advance guidance information for guiding an optimal operation procedure for executing the job; a display portion for displaying the guidance information that is stored in the storage portion; and a control portion for controlling display of the display portion, wherein, in a case where the job for performing image formation is able to be executed by a simpler operation procedure than the operation input that is input to the input portion in order to execute the job for performing image formation, the control portion causes the display portion to display the guidance information which specifies the simpler operation procedure during executing the job for performing image formation.