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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2018
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Tani, Sakai, JP;
Mikiya Okada, Sakai, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a display device that displays an input screen image and a touch-panel arranged on the display device, and has a trial copy function of producing, when instructed to produce multiple copies of a document, a copy or a copies to allow the user to confirm that the copy or copies are well. When the trial copy function is designated and a copy start key displayed on the input screen image is pressed, the image forming apparatus produces one copy or copies of the document, erases the copy start key from the input screen image, and displays a trial copy key, a trial end key and a balloon including help information. Since keys related to the trial copy are displayed in place of normally displayed keys, operation errors can be reduced and the user can easily execute the trial copy function.