IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND FACSIMILE APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide fresh and easy operational feeling just like an instruction is directly given to an image forming apparatus main body itself in an image forming apparatus. SOLUTION: A copy and facsimile multifunction peripheral 1 includes an operating part 11 on the top of a housing 2 on the front side thereof. The operating part 11 includes a dot matrix display unit 12 composed of light emitting diodes, a light-transmissive display unit cover 13 that covers a display area of the dot matrix display unit 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 unit 12. An operation control part 41 provided in the copy and facsimile multifunction peripheral 1 displays a predetermined pattern on the dot matrix display unit 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. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT