Patent ID: 6795664
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: G03G,G06K

Abstract:
An image formation method for printing a tab heading on a tab portion of a paper comprising(i) displaying an initial menu on an operation panel, allowing selection of a cassette on the initial menu and pressing of a paper-form setting button to display a second menu; (ii) allowing pressing of a tab button on the second menu to set a sheet-form of the cassette selected above so as to correspond to a tab, and displaying a third menu; (iii) allowing pressing of a tab-layout button on the third menu to determine a layout of the tab heading to be printed on the tab portion of the paper, and further allowing pressing of an input button to display a fourth menu; (iv) allowing input of contents of the tab heading on the fourth menu, and allowing pressing of an input-termination button to terminate the input of the tab heading; and (v) printing the tab heading on the tab portion of the paper based on the contents of the tab heading.