Image Forming Apparatus and Facsimile Apparatus

A copy and facsimile multifunction peripheral 1 includes an operating unit 11 on the top of a housing 2 on the front side thereof. The operating unit 11 includes a dot matrix display 12 composed of light-emitting elements, a light-transmissive display unit cover 13 that covers an display area of the dot matrix display 12 and constitutes a part of the contour of the upper surface of the housing 2, and a transparent touch panel sheet 14 provided on the surface of the display unit cover 13 so as to cover at least a part of the display area of the dot matrix display 12. An operation control unit provided in the copy and facsimile multifunction peripheral 1 displays a predetermined pattern on the dot matrix display 12 and, when the touch panel sheet 14 senses a touch on the pattern display area, controls the apparatus to carry out the operation corresponding to the pattern.