Image forming apparatus and image processing system

An image processing system comprising:

• an image forming apparatus and an external server connected together through a network,
• wherein the image forming apparatus includes:
• an image data generating section configured to read an original document to generate image data;
• and
• a saving type storing section configured to store a saving type for the image data,
• the external server includes:
• an image data saving section configured to save the image data;
• and
• a text data saving section configured to save a text data portion included in the image data,
• when a saving type indicative of processing to save the text data portion is set as the saving type, the text data portion is converted in a text format and saved to the text data saving section, and
• when a saving type indicative of processing to save the entire image data is set as the saving type, the entire image data is saved to the image data saving section.