Image forming apparatus projecting information onto inner surface of open cover

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a main assembly including an image forming portion configured to form an image on a sheet;
• a front cover mounted on a front side of said main assembly and configured to expose said image forming portion by being rotated from above toward below about a rotational axis crossing a vertical direction;
• a fixing portion configured to fix a position of said front cover in an open state;
• an exchange unit detachably mountable to said image forming portion in the open state of said front cover;
• an operating portion provided on the front side of said main assembly and configured to operate said image forming apparatus;
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• a projecting portion provided above said front cover with respect to the vertical direction and configured to project information regarding exchange of said exchange unit onto an inner surface of said front cover in the open state when said exchange unit is to be exchanged.