Document processing apparatus

A document processing apparatus for managing a document on the basis of format information including page information, comprising:

• character data memory means for storing character data managed on a page unit basis;
• figure data memory means for storing figure data managed on a page unit basis;
• picture data memory means for storing picture data managed on a page unit basis;
• form data memory means for storing form data;
• and
• control means for processing the data stored in each of said memory means so that the data stored in each memory means can be displayed on the same page on the basis of the page information included in the format information, wherein at least the character data and the figure data can be overlapped with each other, and wherein said control means processes the data stored in each of said memory means such that at least two of the character data, the figure data, the picture data, and the form data have a higher priority over the other data in being displayed.

A document processing apparatus for managing a document on the basis of format information, comprising:

• first changing means for changing the format information for only a predetermined page from original format information to changed format information;
• second changing means for changing the format information of another page to the changed format information of the predetermined page changed by said first changing means;
• and
• output means for outputting the document of each page on the basis of the format information associated with each page.

A method for processing a sheet displayed on a display screen comprising the steps of:

• setting the format information regarding character editing displayed on the display screen;
• inputting a figure on the same display screen as that upon which character editing is displayed;
• determining a grid pitch in response to the format information set in said setting step;
• and
• controlling the display screen such that the input figure is displayed in accordance with the grid pitch determined in said determining step.

A method for managing a document on the basis of format information including page information comprising the steps of:

• storing character data managed on a page unit basis in character data memory means;
• storing figure data managed on a page unit basis in figure data memory means;
• storing picture data managed on a page unit basis in picture data memory means;
• storing form data in form data memory means;
• and
• processing the data stored in each of the memory means so that the data stored in each memory means can be displayed on the same page on the basis of page information included in the format information, wherein at least the character data and the figure data can be overlapped with each other, and wherein at least two of the character data, the figure data, the picture data and the form data have a higher priority over the other data in being displayed.

A method for managing a document on the basis of format information comprising the steps of:

• changing the format information for only a predetermined page from original format information to changed format information by first changing means;
• changing the format information of another page to the changed format information of the predetermined page by second changing means;
• and
• outputting the document of each page on the basis of the format information associated with each page.