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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsToshiyuki Miyake, Takayuki Fujii, Kuniyasu Kimura, Yasuo Fukatsu
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An image forming apparatus that is capable of performing post-processing so as to ensure that sheets on which images are formed and inserted sheets are aligned in orientation when performing sheet insertion processing and post-processing in combination. The image forming apparatus is capable of having attached thereto a finisher that performs post-processing on sheets with images formed thereon. An insertion sheet is placed on one of sheet supply trays and a manual feed tray. An operating/display section controller inputs a post-processing instruction for causing the finisher to perform post-processing. A placing direction in which the insertion sheet is to be placed on one of the sheet supply trays and the manual feed tray is instructed according to the post-processing instruction input by the operating/display section.
An image forming apparatus capable of having attached thereto a post-processing device that performs post-processing on sheets with images formed thereon, comprising:
An image forming apparatus comprising:
A sheet placing direction instructing method for an image forming apparatus including a first conveying device that conveys a first sheet, an image forming device that forms an image on the first sheet, a sheet supply tray on which a second sheet is placed, a second conveying device that conveys the second sheet from the sheet supply tray, and a post-processing device that performs post-processing on the first sheet, on which an image has been formed by the image forming device, and the second sheet, the method comprising:
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