Patent ID: 8854687

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a setting screen displaying portion to display a setting screen having a setting area for setting a setting value therein; an input screen displaying portion, operable in response to designation by a user of a position within a prescribed area that is determined by said setting area in said setting screen when said setting screen is being displayed, to display an input screen so as to be overlaid on said setting screen being displayed, the input screen being a screen different from said setting screen and including a plurality of input key images; a first setting value accepting portion to accept a value corresponding to one of the input key images that is designated by the user from among said plurality of input key images included in said input screen; an operation accepting portion including a plurality of hard keys; a second setting value accepting portion to accept a value corresponding to the hard key designated by the user from among said plurality of hard keys; and a display terminating portion, operable in response to acceptance of an operation of enabling said operation accepting portion when said input screen is being displayed by said input screen displaying portion, to terminate the display of said input screen by said input screen displaying portion; wherein said operation accepting portion is movable between a first position where said plurality of hard keys can be designated and a second position where said plurality of hard keys cannot be designated, and the operation of enabling said operation accepting portion is an operation of moving said operation accepting portion to said first position.