To improve operationality in color adjustment of an image quality, colored
characters, or the like of a document including one of a character image,
a photographic image, and a screened halftone image of chromatic or
achromatic color, the invention comprises image processing means (36) for
identifying a character area, a photographic area, and a screened
halftone area of a document on the basis of a first parameter and
determining whether one or more of the character area, the photographic
area, and the screened halftone area of the document are chromatic or
achromatic on the basis of a second parameter to perform image processing
according to them; operation setting means (14) for setting the first and
second parameters; and control means (15) for displaying a first
parameter adjustment content for use in identifying one or more of the
character area, the photographic area, and the screened halftone area of
the document and a second parameter adjustment content for use in
determining whether one or more of the character area, the photographic
area, and the screened halftone area of the document are chromatic or
achromatic on the same screen.