Text editor for converting text format to correspond to an output method

Abstract

A text editor device provides for the automatic selection and execution corresponding to differences in the output form of text for emphasizing places of emphasis within the text, without the receipt of any indication from the user. The user calls out from the text data holding component data from the text which is the object of editing. While referring to text picture images corresponding to the text data through the text picture image display, input indication of locations requiring desired emphasis in the type of text output is made through the user input indication component. If emphasis input indication and output type input indication has been provided by the user, then from among the conversion rule group held in the conversion rule holding component, a conversion rule is called out corresponding to the output type indicated by the user. The text data conversion component, re-writes the text data, in accordance with the called out rule, and the newly generated text data is stored in text data holding component. The text data picture images corresponding to the new text data are provided to the user through a picture image display.