Simple item selecting method and electronic apparatus provided therewith

Abstract

To provide an electronic apparatus which allows a user to select a desired setting item easily on a menu screen for making settings of the electronic apparatus. A plurality of setting items of the electronic apparatus are divided based on predetermined classification and a plurality of icons 15 illustrating the classification are displayed. To improve viewability of the icons 15, icon frames 16 are used as backgrounds of the icons 15, and when the user selects an icon, a cursor 17 is used which explicitly specifies the icon being selected 15 and icon frame 16 by displaying them in a changed background color. Using these three components of the icons 15, icon frames 16 and cursor 17, the user can select a desired icon easily from among the icons 15 indicating the classification of many setting items of the electronic apparatus.

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