An image forming apparatus includes an input part for inputting information, a processing part for processing the information; a storing part for storing the information, an output part for outputting the information, a writing part for writing desired information to a portable recording medium, and a scanner for scanning an original as image information. In image forming apparatus, the image information scanned by the scanner is stored in the storing part, and wherein the input part, the processing part, the storing part, and the output part are centralized at one place, and send and receive the information to and from each other.