Patent ID: 8559034

Claim:
An image forming apparatus configured to operate in each of a plurality of operation modes, comprising: an image display portion that displays a preview image of image data to be output; and a set value storage portion that stores a display set value corresponding to the preview image that is initially displayed on the image display portion for each of the operation modes, the display set value being varied for each of the operation modes, such that the preview image initially displayed in each of the operation modes is different, and in a copy mode includes a finish state together with the preview image, whereas in a data send mode includes an image of header information together with the preview image, wherein the preview image is displayed on the image display portion together with an additional information adjustment key for adjusting an adding position of the header information or other additional information, and after an adjustment is performed, a standard setting key is displayed instead of the adjustment key in order to rewrite the display set value.