JP2763227B

PURPOSE:To determine an output format restricted by a specified page condition by determining a document output format based upon the volume of document data. CONSTITUTION:A format feature is detected from document data inputted from an input part 1, the logical structure of the document data is analyzed by a logical structure analyzing part 5 and stored in a logical structure storing part 6 and at least one of a character interval and a line pitch in the stored logical structure is changed based upon a shaping rule stored in a shaping rule dictionary 7 so that the document data are included in a prescribed page so as to be easily observed.