Image forming apparatus with index printing and direct search functionalities

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• a display portion;
• and
• memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the image forming apparatus to provide:
• a first display control portion which controls the display portion to display information for designating any one of all image files stored in plural hierarchical directories in a storage medium;
• a first designation portion which designates one of the image files based on the information displayed on the display portion, the designated one of the image files being stored in a designated one of the directories, wherein the designation of the image file causes designation of the directory in which the image file is stored;
• a first printing portion which causes printing, by the image forming apparatus, of an image on a print medium based on the designated one of the image files;
• and
• a second display control portion triggered by the image being caused to be printed on the print medium by the first printing portion to control the display portion to display information for designating files, the files being stored in the designated directory and including some of the image files and/or a sub-directory stored in the designated directory, wherein the second display control portion controls the display portion to display information for at least two different files, wherein only information for a single image is displayed at any one time.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an input unit;
• a printing unit;
• a display;
• a processor;
• and
• memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the image forming apparatus to:
• designate a directory from plural directories stored in a storage medium based on a first input received through the input unit;
• cause the printing unit to index print images on a first print medium based on files stored in the designated directory, the files including at least one of an image data file and a sub-directory;
• control the display to display information for allowing one of the files for which an image was index-printed to be designated upon completion of the index printing by the printing unit and to display information for at least two different files, wherein only information for a single file is displayed at any one time;
• designate one of the files for which an image was index-printed based on the information displayed on the display in accordance with a second input received through the input unit;
• and
• cause the printing unit to print an image on a second print medium based on the designated one of the files.