IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent interference with a formed image which can occur in post processing work when performing the operation of instructing post processing such as stapling processing. SOLUTION: With respect to a job comprising a plurality of images to which the stapling processing is instructed, the thumbnail display of the respective images is performed at the stapling processing state confirmation display part 402 of the display screen of a touch panel part 207 with a liquid crystal display part of an operation panel 205, and a staple according to a set processing condition and information indicating the decision results of "staple interference" are added to the thumbnail image. The staple interference is decided by the function of checking whether processing object image data are present in a fixed area around a position to be stapled. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT