Image forming apparatus

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a storage unit, a print accepting unit, an image forming unit, a determination unit, a display control unit and a print control unit. The storage unit stores print data. The print accepting unit accepts a selected input of the print data stored in the storage unit. The image forming unit prints out an image onto a sheet. The determination unit, when the print accepting unit accepts a selected input of a plurality of print data, determines whether the plurality of print data include both print data retaining print setting information and print data not retaining any print setting information. The display control unit causes a display unit to display a message about invalidation of the print setting information retained in the print data, when the determination unit determines that the print data accepted by the print accepting unit include both the print data retaining the print setting information and the print data not retaining any print setting information. The print control unit invalidates the print setting information retained in the print data accepted by the print accepting unit and causes the image forming unit to execute printing based on the print data, after the message is displayed by the display control unit.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus having a function of accumulating and saving print data. Background technique [0002] In recent years, a digital multifunction machine having a file box for storing and storing image data read by a scanner and document data sent from an external device such as a personal computer has become widespread. Such an image forming apparatus can print data stored in a file box, and can also send the data to a facsimile machine or a personal computer. [0003] However, document data transmitted from a personal computer is stored in a document box with print setting information such as duplex printing and staple (staple) attached. On the other hand, image data read by a scanner is stored in a document box without print setting information attached thereto. Therefore, when the document data transmitted from the personal computer and the image data read by the scanner are to be printed at the same time...

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Problems solved by technology

However, if you want to print with the same print setting, if the content of each print setting information is different, you need to reset all the print setting information, which makes the user feel troublesome.

[0005] Moreover, when printing the document data, although it is possible to print after changing the originally held print setting information, the user must operate a certain button to display the desired print information in order to know the contents of the originally held print setting information. The operation screen of the setting item, so that the content of the print setting information cannot be understood immediately, which brings inconvenience to the user

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