Patent ID: 6415110
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprisinga document setting portion on which a document is to be set; size determination means for selecting a size of an image receipt body to which an image of the document is transferred, from a plurality of sizes; detection means for detecting the orientation and size of the document set on the document setting; determination means for determining whether or not the orientations of the set document and the image receipt body are equal to each other, and whether the sizes of the set document and the image receipt body of a predetermined size are equal to each other; display means for displaying a plurality of operation procedure messages as a menu for selection by a user when the determination means determines that the sizes of the set document and the image-receipt body of a predetermined size are not equal to each other; selecting means for allowing the user to select one of the plurality of operation procedure messages displayed by the display means; and operation means for performing an operation on the basis of the one of the operation procedure messages selected by the selecting means.