Image forming apparatus capable of forming a plurality of images from different originals on a single copy sheet

An image forming apparatus which copies a first image and a second image having a size different from a size of the first image on first and second copy areas of a single surface of a sheet, said image forming apparatus comprising:

• a detector which detects the size of the first image and the size of the second image;
• determining means for determining a first magnification based on the detected size of the first image so that an entire area of the magnified first image matches said first copy area, the determining means also determining a second magnification based on the detected size of the second image so that an entire area of the magnified second image matches said second copy area;
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• image forming means for forming a copy of the magnified first image on the first copy area with the first magnification and for forming a copy of the magnified second image on the second copy area with the second magnification which is different than the first magnification.

An image forming method for forming a plurality of original images on a respective plurality of copy areas of a single surface of a sheet, said image forming method comprising the steps of:

• detecting a size of each of the original images to be formed, said original images to be formed on the single surface of the sheet being different from each other in size;
• determining a magnification ratio for each of the original images so that an entire area of the original image matches a respective one of said copy areas of the sheet, said determined magnifications being different from each other depending on the difference of sizes of the original images;
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• reducing or enlarging the original images in accordance with the determined magnification ratio and respectively forming the reduced or enlarged images on said respective copy areas of the single surface of the sheet.