Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a displaying unit, a movement specifying unit, and a moving unit. The displaying unit displays a preview including a data image corresponding to data input thereto and at least one of a function image corresponding to a selected function and a print-area image corresponding to a print area within which the data is to be printed. The movement specifying unit specifies, in response to an input to move any image in the preview, a distance and a direction based on which the image is to be moved. The moving unit moves the image by the distance in the direction to rearrange layout of the preview.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus in which an input module, an output module, a process module, and a memory have a plurality of ports and are connected by a packet switch having independent paths for data transmission, a path controlling part determines a process path based on data information from the input module and each data transmission ability required to paths within the image forming apparatus, and conducts a selection control to select a data transmission path in response to data transmission delay time for each process path and a data type of data to be transmitted.