Input display device and method for switching the processing functions displayed in a plurality of display areas

摘要

Process conditions for which setting operation is being accepted are displayed occupying a large area, by displaying no contents relevant to processing functions irrelevant to the setting of process conditions on screen. In order to improve the visual recognition of displayed contents and the operability of setting keys, an initial display on a liquid crystal display is divided into a left-hand display area for displaying an appearance drawing of the copying machine and a right-hand display area for displaying a drawing representing finishing conditions of a copied document. If an operation is made in the left-hand display area where a selection of the inputting of settings is entered on position of the copying machine, the contents relevant to the inputting of settings on position of the copying machine are displayed in the right-hand display area; if an operation is made in the right-hand display area where a selection of the inputting of settings is entered on operations affecting finishing conditions and the like, the contents relevant to the inputting of settings on the operations affecting finishing conditions and the like are displayed in the left-hand display area.