A display control apparatus includes: a display unit that displays an
image; a web browser that causes the display unit to display thereon a
web page; an operation state detection unit that detects an operation
state of an image forming apparatus; and a panel application that causes
the display unit to display in a status area thereof an operation state
detected by the operation state detection unit. The web browser causes
the display unit to display in an area outside the status area thereof
the web page.