Patent ID: 7930633

Claim:
An image edit device which stores a plurality of layouts, arranges a plurality of images in accordance with a first layout from the plurality of layouts, and displays the arranged plurality of images on a display device in accordance with the first layout, the image edit device comprising: an instruction input unit which inputs a deleting instruction for deleting at least one of the arranged images in the first layout, in response to an operation of a user; a detection unit which detects how many of the arranged images remain after deleting the at least one of the arranged images; a rearrangement unit which newly lays out the remaining images in accordance with a second layout from the plurality of layouts, which is directed to the number of remaining images detected by the detection unit; a selecting unit which permits the user to select a position where a user comment is to be inserted into the second layout; and a warning unit which generates a warning message if the user comment cannot be inserted into the second layout at the selected position and there is no other layout in the stored plurality of layouts that is capable of being used for inserting the user comment into the selected position.