Abstract: An electronic printing system having an image input for receiving digitally represented images from a source of input information such as an image input scanner; a controller having the capability of rotating an image in at least 90.degree. increments and which can provide such rotation in accordance with a pre-programmed set of commands; a user interface, connected to the controller, and for directing information about the orientation of the input image, and information about output orientation and placement in accordance with one of a plurality of selectable output orientation; and an output, such as a binary printer, to which the controller may direct reoriented image data.

Abstract: An electronic reprographic printing system for printing on output sheets of a print job, wherein a set of electronic page images is created, such as by scanning a set of original documents, storing the electronic page images in memory, and wherein certain images are variably shifted on the output sheets. The amount of image shift is dependent upon the size dimensions of the original documents and the size dimensions of the output sheets. This size dependent shifting allows for printing onto output sheets of varying sizes, or scanning from original documents of different sizes, such as from different scanning modes. The variable image shift is particularly useful for printing on tabs where the original documents are all of a standard size, and the images are specially shifted onto the tabs during printing.

Abstract: A high speed electronic printing system for processing ordered stock such as tabbed sheets is determined for use in maintaining the prints produced in correct sequence with the tabbed stock.

Abstract: A high speed electronic printing system in which the number of paper trays for supplying print media is substantially less than the number of different print media selections that can be programmed for each print job, with a system for identifying missing print media while printing together with an available paper tray into which the print media can be loaded to allow uninterrupted processing of print jobs.