Display control method, image forming apparatus, and information processing apparatus

A display control method for controlling display of a display device capable of displaying an image in a target device including the display device and an operation device for detecting an operation, the display control method comprising:

• a processor causing the display device to display a graph image in which a plurality of graph elements, each of which is an image representing data of an operation status of the target device, are arranged;
• the processor causing a target data image including text relating to the data of the operation status corresponding to a target graph element selected from the plurality of graph elements to be displayed at a position corresponding to the target graph element in a specific area which is a part of an entire display area of the display device;
• when a drag operation for moving the target data image in the specific area along an arrangement direction of the plurality of graph elements is detected by the operation device, the processor changing the display position of the target data image in the specific area in a direction of the drag operation;
• and the processor changing the target graph element to one of the plurality of graph elements corresponding to the display position of the target data image in accordance with the change in the display position of the target data image;
• and changing a display of the target data image to a display corresponding to the target graph element after the change.