Embodiments of the present disclosure are configured to allow a general user to select a preset setting as much as possible even when some of print setting items are lock-set by an administrator user. Accordingly, even when the print setting item is lock-set, the general user may select a preset setting as long as there is no conflict.

Included is an instruction unit configured to instruct input of a character as a part of a character string; and a control unit configured to, under a restriction that any of a specific character group is allowed to be input in neither of a plurality of predetermined positions of the character string, upon any of the specific character group being instructed by the instruction unit to be input in at least one specific position of the plurality of predetermined positions, prohibit input by the instruction and, upon any of the specific character group being instructed by the instruction unit to be input in a position different from the specific position, enable input by the instruction.

An image processing apparatus comprises: a display that displays a first screen including one or more than one first key for setting a mode to execute a function of the apparatus, and then, if one of the first keys is pressed, displays a second screen including one or more than one second key, which is a lower-class screen under the pressed first key; and a customizing portion that hides at least one of the first and the second keys on the first screen, according to a user operation, and wherein if a user changes to non-display, the setting of at least one of the first keys on the first screen, while there exists a second key preliminarily prohibited from being hidden, on the second screen that is a lower-class screen under the first key to be hidden according to the changed setting, the customizing portion doesn't hide the first key.

An image forming apparatus includes: a hardware processor that: executes processing corresponding to an instruction input via an external device; sends a first notification to the external device according to a completion of execution of the processing; and upon estimating that the execution of the processing is not completed before a timeout time, sends a second notification different from the first notification to the external device. The external device sets the timeout time for the first notification.

In an operation assistance system, an operation assistance method, and a computer-readable recording medium recording an operation assistance program, each of which assists with making an operation setting of an image forming apparatus by using a mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal wirelessly communicates with the image forming apparatus, and at least two types of setting items among plural types of the setting items for the image forming apparatus are simultaneously set by a single touch operation on an operation screen of the mobile communication terminal.

A printing apparatus that receives user's instructions for a plurality of print settings and controls printing performs individual error display indicating prohibition near display of print settings for n print settings having a prohibition relationship, n being one or more, and does not perform the individual error display near display of the print settings for m print settings having the prohibition relationship, m being one or more.

The image processing apparatus comprises a display unit 120 configured to display an operation screen and acquires information related to a job execution button included in the operation screen and acquires current status information of the image processing apparatus. Also, the image processing apparatus, based on the acquired information related to the execution button and status information, determines execution capability of the execution button. Furthermore, the image processing apparatus controls based on the determination result the display of each execution button included in the operation screen such that the execution capability status is recognizable.

An image forming apparatus which can easily identify a user's erroneous operation, a controlling method of the image forming apparatus, and a program for achieving the controlling method are provided. When an operation by a user to an operation unit is accepted, the image forming apparatus obtains operation information including a key code and a screen identifier, and stores, for each job, the obtained operation information in a storing unit.

Copy and scan printing may include scanning, by scanner disposed along a paper path between a paper delivery roller and a paper pickup roller, content of documents (302). Further, copy and scan printing may include determining whether the documents are to be copied (304), in response to a determination that the documents are to be copied, determining whether a page count of the documents to be copied is available (306), and generating copies of the documents (310).

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to perform control for not accepting a collective output command with respect to multiple pieces of business form data having different preset output conditions. Each piece of business form data is obtained by reading a business form having a predetermined item filled in with information.