Work station having a reduction/enlargement fine tuning feature

1. A reprographic system comprising:

(a) a digital multi-function reprographic machine for reproducing copies of original images; and

(b) a programmed personal computer (PC) subsystem connected to said multi-function reprographic machine for processing and controlling original images to be reproduced by said multi-function reprographic machine, said PC subsystem including a work station monitor having a user screen and a drop-down reduction/enlargement (RE) window including a drop-down arrow, a value display area, selectable major R/E values, and increasing-value and decreasing-value fine tuning means, different from said drop-down arrow, for efficiently and quickly varying a selected selectable major R/E value for controlling an original image processed by said PC subsystem and being reproduced by said multi-function reprographic machine.

2. The reprographic system of claim 1 , wherein said digital multi-function reprographic machine is a multi-function machine.

3. The reprographic system of claim 1 , wherein said drop-down R/E window is included within a job printing dialog box.

4. The reprographic system of claim 1 , wherein said drop-down R/E window is located within a tool bar of said user screen of said PC work station.

5. The reprographic system of claim 1 , wherein said selectable major R/E values include 250%, 200%, 150%, 100%, 80%, 60%, and 50%.

6. The reprographic system of claim 1 , wherein said increasing-value and decreasing-value fine tuning means and said drop-down arrow are located on opposite ends of said value display area of said drop-down reduction/enlargement (R/E)window.

7. The reprographic system of claim 1 , wherein said increasing-value and decreasing-value fine tuning means comprises a spin dial having directional pointers.

8. The reprographic system of claim 7 , wherein said directional pointers are arrows.

9. The reprographic system of claim 7 , wherein a programming click of each of said directional pointers varies by one percent a selected major R/E value within said display area of said reduction/enlargement (R/E) drop-down window.

10. A programmed personal computer (PC) subsystem connectable to a multi-function reprographic machine for processing and controlling original images to be reproduced by the multi-function reprographic machine, the PC subsystem including:

(a) a work station monitor having a user screen;

(b) a drop-down reduction/enlargement (R/E) window displayable on said user screen;

(c) a drop-down arrow within said R/E window;

(d) a value display area within said R/E window;

(e) a list of selectable major R/E values within said R/E window; and

(f) increasing-value and decreasing-value fine tuning means within said R/E window, said increasing-value and decreasing-value fine tuning means being separate and different from said drop-down arrow, thereby enabling a user to efficiently and quickly vary a selected selectable major R/E value for controlling an original image processed by said PC subsystem and being reproduced by the multi-function reprographic machine.

11. The PC system of claim 10 , wherein said user screen includes a printer dialog box containing said drop-down R/E window.

12. The PC system of claim 10 , wherein said digital multi-function PC machine is a multi-function machine.

13. The PC system of claim 10 , wherein said drop-down R/E window is included within a job printing dialog box.

14. The PC system of claim 10 , wherein said drop-down R/E window is located within a tool bar of said user screen of said PC work station.

15. The PC system of claim 10 , wherein said selectable major R/E values include 250%, 200%, 150%, 100%, 80%, 60%, and 50%.

16. The PC system of claim 10 , wherein said increasing-value and decreasing-value fine tuning means and said drop-down arrow are located on opposite ends of said value display area of said drop-down reduction/enlargement (R/E) window.

17. The PC system of claim 10 , wherein said increasing-value and decreasing-value fine tuning means comprises a spin dial having directional pointers.

18. The PC system of claim 17 , wherein said directional pointers are arrows.

19. The PC system of claim 17 , wherein a programming click of each of said directional pointers varies by one percent a selected major R/E value within said display area of said reduction/enlargement (R/E) drop-down window.

20. The PC system of claim 17 , including an arrow pointer for pointing and clicking on said increasing-value and decreasing-value fine tuning means.