Electronic typewriter for printing of documents having a fixed format

A method of printing by an electronic document producing apparatus of a document having a fixed format and multiple replaceable character codes comprising the steps of:

• storing the document in a first storage device;
• reading the document stored in the first storage device;
• displaying at least a portion of the documentation read including the multiple replaceable character cods;
• halting the reading of the document upon detection of each replaceable character code;
• deleting said replaceable character code;
• prompting a user to input the information according to said detection;
• inputting information by the user based on the portion of the document displayed;
• storing the input information in a second storage device;
• inserting the information stored in said second storage device into the documentation as a substitution of said replaceable character code;
• printing the document based on said information;
• wherein the displaying of said portion of the documentation occurs prior to printing.

A method for printing by an electronic document producing apparatus of a document having a fixed format and containing multiple replaceable character codes comprising the steps of:

• storing the document in a storage device;
• reading the document stored in the storage device;
• displaying at least a portion of the document read including the multiple replaceable character codes;
• halting the reading of the document upon detection of each replaceable character code;
• deleting firstly said replaceable character code;
• prompting a user to input the information according to detection;
• examining whether unnecessary codes including spaces exist or not and deleting the unnecessary codes including space after the deletion of the replaceable character code;
• inputting information by the user based on the portion of the document displayed;
• storing the input information in another storage device;
• inserting the information stored in said another storage device into the document as a substitution of said replaceable character code;
• and
• printing the document based on the information;
• wherein displaying of said portion of the document occurs prior to the printing.

A method of printing by an electronic document producing apparatus of a document having a fixed format and multiple replaceable character codes, comprising:

• storing the document in a first storage device;
• reading the document stored in the first storage device;
• displaying at least a portion of the document read including the multiple replaceable character codes;
• halting the reading of the document upon detection of each replaceable character code;
• deleting firstly said replaceable character code;
• prompting a user to input the information according to said detection;
• examining whether unnecessary codes including space exist or not and deleting secondly the unnecessary codes including space after the deletion of the replaceable character code;
• inputting information by the user based on the portion of the document displayed;
• storing the input information in a second storage device;
• inserting the information stored in said second storage device into the document as a substitution of said replaceable character code;
• examining the document surrounding a position in the document where the replaceable character code existed and deleting the unnecessary codes including unnecessary space codes if a code indicating that there is no input of information is input;
• and
• printing the document following editing of the document.