OPERATION DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an operation section 102 with which a user can input a desired setting condition without difficulty in key operation even if compatibility of names of keys differs in individual companies.SOLUTION: The operation section 102 includes: function name storage means 402 which associatively stores a function name 601 of a function item key 605 displayed on an operation screen 604 and an another name function name 602 which has a name different from the function name 601 and is substantially equal to a function of the function name 601; and display accepting means 401 which displays the another name function name 602 of the function name storage means 402, which corresponds to the function name 601 of the function item key 605, in the vicinity of the function item key 605.