Abstract: In template information to be used for selection of a template, a printer model and an individual printer are identified in a PRINTER MODEL column and the kind of printing media loaded in the printer is identified in a KIND OF MEDIA column and a TEMPLATE USED column is provided to correspond to a combination of a printer model and a kind of media. In the TEMPLATE USED column, templates are stored in reverse chronological order of use and the frequency of use of each template is also stored. When a template is used, the history and frequency of use of each template are updated in the TEMPLATE USED column which corresponds to the relevant printer model, individual printer and kind of printing media.

Abstract: A printing data editing apparatus includes a first memory that stores decoration information that includes decoration contents for a plurality of decoration items to be made to at least one object to be printed as group decoration information, wherein the group decoration information comprises at least one piece of the decoration information and is assigned with relative levels; and a controller that is capable of: designating a level of the group decoration information that includes the at least one piece of the decoration information stored in the first memory; and decorating the plurality of decoration items based on decoration contents of each decoration item at a designated level.

Abstract: Print images of all templates in a category are displayed in a template display region. The quantity of templates to be displayed can be freely set using a display quantity spin box and templates in excess of the display quantity can be scrolled. If a text object in a template is selected and direct text data input is executed, inputted data is displayed within that object in a state in which its characters are modified and, further, the input result is displayed in a text box, so that editing is enabled. The editing content is reflected upon a corresponding object of other templates by pressing a display update button or clicking another area, so that the display content of the template display region is updated.

Abstract: In a data processing unit, a range desired to be imported into a database from inputted text created with word processing or spreadsheet software, or as part of an e-mail, is selected and after that, an add-in program is started. The selected text is divided into records composed of several lines according to a stored record allocation condition and if the characters at the heads of lines in a record are identical, those characters are deleted and a character string on a first line is determined to be of a name attribute and a character string of remaining lines is determined to be of an address attribute. Then, the data can be stored in fields of databases corresponding to the attributes.

Abstract: A worldwide radio receiver capable of receiving broadcastings corresponding to a plurality of destinations, characterized in that one of the destinations is determined according to a frequency step and/or a band range where a broadcasting station in the destination is present upon supplying a power to the radio receiver, and that a receving standard corresponding to the destination determined above is set to operate a tuner unit built in the radio receiver.