Patent ID: 7426063

Claim:
A system for image-formation comprising: an image input apparatus configured to create a plurality of original monochromatic image files for output, each of the plurality of original monochromatic image files including a plurality of image pages formed from characters and images; an image-storage apparatus configured to store the plurality of original monochromatic image files created by the image input apparatus; an image-formation apparatus configured to form an original multicolor image file for output by selecting a plurality of desired original monochromatic image files from among the plurality of original monochromatic image files stored in the image-storage apparatus and combining the plurality of selected original monochromatic image files in page units; and an image output apparatus configured to replace the original multicolor image file formed by the image-formation apparatus with predetermined colors and output the original multicolor image file; wherein at least one of the image input apparatus, the image output apparatus, and the image-formation apparatus includes a display section displaying collectively the plurality of image pages of each of the plurality of selected original monochromatic image files for each file, prior to combining said plurality of selected original monochromatic image files in page units.