Method for controlling image forming system and wireless operation unit

A method for controlling an image forming system including

• a first image forming apparatus that has a first wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication and that is configured to form an image on a sheet based on image data,
• a second image forming apparatus that has a second wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication and that is configured to form an image on a sheet based on image data, and
• a wireless operation unit having a third wireless communication unit capable of wirelessly communicating with the first wireless communication unit and the second wireless communication unit, an acquiring unit configured to acquire, via wireless communication, status information, which is information on a status of the first image forming apparatus and a status of the second image forming apparatus, and a display configured to display the status information acquired by the acquiring unit, the method comprising:
• a connection process in which the third wireless communication unit connects individually to each of the first wireless communication unit and the second wireless communication unit via wireless communication without a wireless LAN router;
• a first acquisition process in which the acquiring unit acquires the status information of the first image forming apparatus in a state in which the third wireless communication unit and the first wireless communication unit are connected to each other via wireless communication;
• a second acquisition process in which the acquiring unit acquires the status information of the second image forming apparatus in a state in which the third wireless communication unit and the second wireless communication unit are connected to each other via wireless communication;
• and
• a display process in which the display displays (i) a first screen including (i.a) information indicating that the first image forming apparatus is an intended recipient of an instruction to be issued by the wireless operation unit and (i.b) a plurality of selectable objects respectively corresponding to a plurality of functions performable by the first image forming apparatus and displays (ii), side by side on a second screen and in response to an instruction received while the first screen is displayed, the status information of the first image forming apparatus acquired in the first acquisition process and the status information of the second image forming apparatus acquired in the second acquisition process.