Operating device and image forming apparatus storing workflows including each a plurality of processing items

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• an operating device;
• and
• an image forming unit for performing an image forming operation on a sheet based on a set value of a processing item set in the operating device,
• wherein the operating device includes:
• a display unit;
• a storage storing a plurality of workflows, each of which is composed of a combination of a predetermined plurality of processing items out of a plurality of processing items of the image forming apparatus, in advance;
• a first selection input section for inputting the selection of a processing item out of the plurality of processing items of the image forming apparatus;
• a searching section for searching a workflow including the same processing item as the selected processing item from the plurality of workflows stored in the storage when the selection of the processing item is input by the first selection input section;
• and
• a display controller for controlling the display unit to display an image indicating the extracted workflow as a search result by the searching section, wherein
• the display controller controls the display unit to display a menu screen that includes a plurality of selecting keys as the first selection input section when the image forming apparatus is in a mode other than a workflow mode,
• when any of the selecting keys is operated, the searching section searches the storage for the workflow that includes the same processing item as the processing item allocated to the operated selecting key, and
• when the searching section searches in the workflow that includes the same processing item as the processing item allocated to the operated selecting key, the display controller controls the display unit to display the menu screen including the image indicating the workflow that includes the same processing item.