Individual destination information is registered into each
character/symbol input key on an operation panel. Upon transmitting data,
one of the registered character/symbol input keys is pressed to select a
destination. In addition to character/symbol input keys, it is possible
to register destinations into selection keys. When one of the selection
keys having been pre-assigned for a predetermined operation is chosen for
a registration, the registration of the key is denied. The registered
destination information can be printed out, by a recorder, as a
destination list that associates key names and destination names. The
destination information can be displayed on a screen by a display, after
a retrieval process based on a specified search condition.