Patent ID: 8345299

Claim:
An image forming apparatus that is configured to read data from a storage medium having hierarchically structured directories including a first directory, a second directory which is stored in the first directory and a third directory which is stored in the second directory, the apparatus comprising: a display portion that displays designation information of the first directory, the display portion configured to display only character strings and including a first display portion and a second display portion, the second display portion being sized to display only a one line character string; an operation portion configured to receive a designation of the second directory based on the first directory designation information displayed on the first display portion; a display control portion that controls the display portion to display designation information of the second directory when the second directory is designated and controls the display portion to display the designation information on the first display portion and position information on the second display portion, the position information indicative of a hierarchical position of the second directory, the designation information of which is currently displayed on the first display portion; and a printing portion that index-prints images on a print medium based on files stored in one of the first, second and third directories, the position information of which is currently displayed on the second display portion, wherein the printing portion is configured to print images on the print medium including first images based on image files stored in the first directory, second images based on image files stored in the second directory and third images based on image files stored in the third directory when the position information of the first directory is currently displayed on the second display portion.