Patent ID: 8493631

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit configured to perform image formation; an operation panel configured to be pivotable relative to said image forming unit, said operation panel being configured to display information related to the image formation and configured for input of an instruction related to the image formation; a pivot position detecting unit configured to detect a pivot position of said operation panel; a registration unit configured to register, according to the input instruction, default setting screens to be displayed on said operation panel for input of the instruction, the default setting screens being registered to correspond to each of at least two pivot positions of said operation panel; and a control unit configured to cause said operation panel to display a setting screen corresponding to the pivot position of said operation panel detected by said pivot position detecting unit among the at least two setting screens registered by said registration unit; wherein said registration unit is capable of registering arbitrary processing modes for each of the at least two pivot positions of said operation panel as processing modes to be displayed on the default setting screens, the arbitrary processing modes being selected from among processing modes settable in the image forming apparatus.