DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH IMAGE EDITING FUNCTION

A document processing system is operative to switch easily the scheme of emphasis and distinction of certain elemental contents of a document between the multicolor scheme and the monochrome multi-shape scheme based on key-markers that do not appear as special command symbols in the document. The system comprises an element information register means which holds first information and second information which determine the visual feature of document elements, first default value register means which holds a default value of the first information, a discrimination means which detects as to whether or not the first information of a document element held by the element information register means is different from the default value, and a setting means which sets the second information for a document element with first information that is different from the default value.