Operating device and image forming apparatus with display format receiver for receiving instructions from a user for selecting a display format

An image forming apparatus capable of operating a workflow that executes a function of the image forming apparatus with contents of respective settings set beforehand by a user, the workflow comprises a first workflow, a second workflow and a third workflow, the image forming apparatus comprising:

• a display section;
• a display controller for causing the display section to display reception screens for the respective settings;
• a storage for storing setting contents to be contents of the respective settings of the workflow set beforehand by the user relating to any one of a wizard display format for successively interactively displaying the setting contents, a list display format for displaying a list of the setting contents and a menu display format for displaying images indicating the setting contents on one screen based on selection of the display format by a user, the storage stores the setting contents of the first workflow relating to the wizard display format, the setting contents of the second workflow relating to the list display format and the setting contents of the third workflow relating to the menu displayed format;
• and
• an instruction receiver for receiving a display format change instruction from the user to select any one of the wizard display format, the list display format and the menu display format and change the display format to the selected one;
• wherein
• the display controller causes the display section to display a screen with images indicating the respective workflows, and to display a reception screen for each setting indicating the setting contents of the first workflow as the wizard display format when an image selected by a user indicates the first workflow;
• a reception screen for each setting indicating the setting contents of the second workflow as the list display format when an image selected by a user indicates the second workflow;
• and a reception screen for each setting indicating the setting contents of the third workflow as the menu display format when an image selected by a user indicates the third workflow in the plurality of images included in the screen that is displayed on the display section;
• the display controller causes the display section to display a display format section screen including a button for receiving an instruction to select either one of the two display formats different from that used for display on the display section up to this point of time when the display format change instruction is received by the instruction receiver;
• and
• the display controller changes the display format on the display section to the display format indicated by the received display format change instruction when the display format change instruction is received by the instruction receiver.