An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to perform a storage printing process that includes storing print data in a dedicated memory, which is a portable memory set as a storage destination to store the print data in the storage printing process when attached to a dedicated port among a plurality of ports, and causing a print engine to perform printing according to the print data stored in the dedicated memory in response to an operation received via a user interface, prior to the storage printing process, set one of the plurality of ports as the dedicated port, in response to a portable memory being attached to a port, determine whether the portable memory is the dedicated memory and the port is the dedicated port, and provide a notification when determining that the portable memory is the dedicated memory but the port is not the dedicated port.

An image forming apparatus has an office direct print function, and when a non-installed font that is not installed in the image forming apparatus is included in application data, a font substitution guidance screen is displayed on a display. A drop-down list that is an operator for selecting a substitute font is provided in the font substitution guidance screen, whereby a user can arbitrarily select a substitute font. The font substitution guidance screen displays also a sample character group having a typeface according to the selected substitute font.

When a portable storage device is connected to a connector of an information processor provided with a plurality of functions, the information processor reads the unique identifier information of the connected portable storage device, specifies processing contents preliminarily associated with the read unique identifier information, and executes the specified processing contents.

An information processing apparatus includes: a processor configured to: when performing control of outputting a file from a storage unit in accordance with a request from a using user, issue second identification information to the using user, the file having been stored by a registering user in the storage unit, the file being associated with first identification information for identifying the file, the second identification information to be used for recording information related to use of the file; and upon receipt of the second identification information from the using user, perform control of recording the information related to the use of the file.

A printer capable of providing a replication of communication data without using an external device includes a first communication interface, a second communication interface, and a processor. The first communication interface includes a first integrated circuit and a first buffer configured to store first communication data, and is communicably connected to a user terminal. The second communication interface includes a second integrated circuit and a second buffer configured to store second communication data, and is communicably connected to an analysis terminal. The processor is configured to store the first communication data in the first buffer and store the second communication data, generated by replicating the first communication data, in the second buffer.

In an image forming apparatus, a controller is configured to perform receiving an operation of one of enabling and disabling a particular storing function of storing image forming data related to an image forming job received through a first interface in a portable storage. When receiving the operation of enabling/disabling the particular storing function, the particular storing function is enabled/disabled. In response to receipt of the image forming job through the first interface in a state where the particular storing function is enabled, the image forming data is stored in the portable storage device connected to the second interface. An image is printed with use of the image forming part in accordance with the image forming data stored in the portable storage. Data different from the image forming data is stored in and/or retrieved from the portable storage device in a state where the particular storing function is disabled.

A user device generates metadata including location information of a print job target, based on a user input made via a user interface device, and transmits the generated metadata to an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus analyzes the metadata received from the user device via a communicator, obtains a print job target from a server storing the print job target, based on location information of the print job target included in the metadata, and performs a printing job according to a format of the obtained print job target.

In an image forming apparatus, a controller is configured to perform receiving an operation of one of enabling and disabling a particular storing function of storing image forming data related to an image forming job received through a first interface in a portable storage. When receiving the operation of enabling/disabling the particular storing function, the particular storing function is enabled/disabled. In response to receipt of the image forming job through the first interface in a state where the particular storing function is enabled, the image forming data is stored in the portable storage device connected to the second interface. An image is printed with use of the image forming part in accordance with the image forming data stored in the portable storage. Data different from the image forming data is stored in and/or retrieved from the portable storage device in a state where the particular storing function is disabled.

A multifunction peripheral as an example of an image forming apparatus according to the present disclosure has an office direct print function. According to the office direct print function, a print process based on application data generated by predetermined application software or compatible application software compatible with the application software may be directly executed without using a personal computer or the like. When a font is substituted in execution of the print process performed by the office direct print function, a caution message screen and a preview screen are displayed on a display of the multifunction peripheral before the print process is executed.

A method and system for creating a printing plate from a vector format image file having image and non-image areas. A boundary in vector coordinates is identified via a user interface that defines each image area corresponding to an image patch. The image file is raster image processed (RIPped) to create RIPped image information associated with the vector coordinates corresponding to the image patches. The RIPped image information and associated vector coordinates are processed to create RIPped image patches, register marks attached to each RIPped image patch, and the RIPped image patches with register marks and corresponding vector coordinates stored in a processing file. The system includes a computer memory, an interface for providing the image file, a user interface, and a computer processor configured to perform the method.